{"id":110234,"date":"2025-12-03T20:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=110234"},"modified":"2025-12-03T20:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:37:37","slug":"dodgers-re-sign-world-series-game-miguel-rojas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/12\/03\/dodgers-re-sign-world-series-game-miguel-rojas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Re-sign World Series Game Seven Hero Miguel Rojas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back veteran infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rojasmi02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miguel Rojas<\/a> for 2026. The one-year deal is worth 5.5 million dollars, according to Daniel Alvarez- Montes of El Extra Base. Rojas made it clear that he wanted to come back to the Dodgers for one last ride before retiring. The 37-year-old veteran plans to stick with the Los Angeles front office in Player Development once he is done playing.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers now have 38 players on their 40-man roster.<\/p>\n<h2>Dodgers Re-sign World Series Game Seven Hero Miguel Rojas<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\u00daltima hora: Miguel Rojas y los Dodgers de Los \u00c1ngeles acuerdan por un a\u00f1o y $5.5MM, aseguran fuentes a El Extrabase.<\/p>\n<p>2026 ser\u00e1 oficialmente su \u00faltimo a\u00f1o como como jugador activo.<\/p>\n<p>Por <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielAlvarezEE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DanielAlvarezEE<\/a> \u270d\ufe0f<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElExtrabase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ElExtrabase<\/a>\u26be\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hQpbIrIrU3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/hQpbIrIrU3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 El Extrabase \u26be\ufe0f (@ElExtrabase) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElExtrabase\/status\/1996364385003168130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Inestimable Contributions<\/h3>\n<p>Rojas has split his playing career between the Miami Marlins and the Dodgers. However, this is the fourth straight \u00a0season with the Boys in Blue. He is a versatile fielder who can play second and third base, but is the primary backup to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mookie Betts<\/a> at shortstop. He is known for his elite defensive skills. \u00a0These abilities were on display in a game-ending, World Series-saving, sparkling play that got the Dodgers to a game seven. A play in which the veteran injured his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/02\/dodgers-underrated-mvp-miguel-rojas\/\" target=\"_self\">intercostal area,<\/a> and the start of Game Seven was very much in doubt.<\/p>\n<h3>A Born Leader<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/11\/11\/free-agents-dodgers-conforto\/\" target=\"_self\">gritty veteran<\/a> is also a clubhouse leader and a consummate teammate. \u00a0Rojas has been instrumental in developing Mookie Betts into a Gold Glove-caliber shortstop, spending hours with Betts working on infield drills. Consequently, Rojas helped the perennial All-Star learn the finer points of one of the most demanding positions on the diamond.<\/p>\n<h3>One of the Biggest Swings in Dodgers&#8217; History<\/h3>\n<p>Over the last two seasons, the veteran infielder has hit better than .273. His offensive numbers declined in the latter part of 2025. As a result, he spent most of it on the bench. Despite not recording a hit in a month, Rojas came up in the top of the ninth inning, worked a full count, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/11\/03\/five-game-7-moments-led-to-dodgers-winning-world-series\/\" target=\"_self\">deposited a slider<\/a> over the fence to tie the game. The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: \u00a0John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back veteran infielder Miguel Rojas for 2026. The one-year deal is worth 5.5 million dollars, according to Daniel Alvarez- Montes of El Extra Base. Rojas made it clear that he wanted to come back to the Dodgers for one last ride before retiring. 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