On May 19, 2021, we saw the Cleburne Railroaders play the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks at the Depot in Cleburne. After the game, we went to the visitors' dugout to try and get some of the Fargo-Moorhead players to sign our tickets. Two of the Redhawks players signed my ticket: Kevin Krause and Blake Rogers. Krause, a catcher, played in the Pirates' minor league system from 2014 through 2018. He has played indy ball ever since, hitting a combined .335. He batted .341 with 13 home runs and 55 RBI's in 77 games for Fargo-Moorhead in 2021. Rogers is a pitcher on his way up. He is currently pitching in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. One of the other players on the team told me to get his autograph because his fastball sits upper 90's and sometimes hits 100. Rogers didn't pitch that day, but after hearing this scouting report I almost wish he had. Unwilling to pass up anyone's autograph, especially someone who had a chance to make the Major Leagues, I couldn't let him get away. He seemed pretty tired, but was nonetheless very gracious. Here is a picture of the ticket:
Krause's is the higher of the two blue autographs. Rogers's is right below, also in blue ink. I don't remember who signed in sharpie, although I am pretty confident that it was Railroader Colton Pogue, who played two seasons in the Washington Nationals organization.
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