Red Sox just learned an uncomfortable truth that Rockies fans know all too well

In the fourth inning of a Grapefruit League exhibition game between the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, former Rockies second baseman Brendan Rodgers dove to his left for a ball off the bat of Brooks Lee and landed awkwardly on his right throwing shoulder.

Brendan Rodgers with "right shoulder pain," the Red Sox say.

Rodgers has had major surgery on both shoulders in the past. https://t.co/E2u9onPkRb
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) February 25, 2026

Rodgers would exit the game and not return.

Rodgers joined the Red Sox in February, signing a minor league deal to compete for a backup infield role.

This is all too familiar for Rockies fans—Rodgers has battled shoulder injuries throughout his time in Colorado.

Colorado selected Rodgers 3rd overall in 2015. He was considered the best high school player available and signed a $5.5 million bonus—the largest in franchise history at the time.

However, injuries have piled up throughout his career, preventing him from reaching his true potential.

Such injuries include right shoulder surgery for a labral tear in 2019, a right shoulder capsular strain during the COVID-shortened 2020 season, and left shoulder surgery in 2023 after dislocating his shoulder while diving for a ball in spring training.

He also missed extended stretches in 2021 with a strained right hamstring and in 2022 and 2024 with a strained left hamstring.

He's had the worst injury luck I can remember in quite some time, and his stint with the Astros in 2025 was no different.

Rodgers was limited to 43 games last season for Houston after landing on the 10-day IL with a left oblique strain. Just as he was ramping up his recovery in July during a rehab stint, he collided with shortstop Edwin Diaz, suffering a broken nose and concussion.

August proved no different for the once-heralded prospect, who battled through lumbar spine inflammation. Astros manager Joe Espada officially ruled him out for the remainder of the season on Sep. 20.

You have to feel for Rodgers, who just can't seem to stay on the field. We'll never forget his 2022 breakout season, when he played in a career-high 137 games and earned a NL Gold Glove Award at second base with 22 Defensive Runs Saved—the most by a second baseman since 2012.

This has defined his entire career, and now the Red Sox know exactly what Rockies fans have been going through.

Rodgers would exit the game and not return.

However, injuries have piled up throughout his career, preventing him from reaching his true potential.

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