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Dodgers' Miguel Rojas, who stole World Series away from Blue Jays, retires

That puts a cap on the career for the two-time World Series champ - one of which came at the expense of the Blue Jays.
ByEdward Eng
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Nov 1, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas (72) celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning during game seven of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
Nov 1, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas (72) celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning during game seven of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

With one swing of the bat in the ninth inning of Game 7, Miguel Rojas cemented himself in LA Dodgers history. Rojas took a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman over the fence in left field to tie the series finale at 4-4. It sent shockwaves around Rogers Centre and Blue Jays fans everywhere felt the championship starting to slip away.

After that blast he would further draw the ire of Blue Jays fans when his throw cut down Isiah Kiner-Falefa at the plate in the bottom of the ninth, which prevented him from scoring the winning run. You know the rest of the story. The Dodgers won in extra innings, their second straight title, while Toronto havent' won it all in over three decades.

Rojas played hero for the Dodgers that night and after LA was eliminated from this year's NLCS, Rojas has officially called it a career. Rojas announced the previous year that he intended to retire following the 2026 campaign and he was certainly true to his word.

Miguel Rojas retires from professional baseball with two World Series rings in his collection

That concludes a 13-year major league career that saw him play for only two teams in the big leagues with the Dodgers and Miami Marlins. He began his pro-ball career with the Cincinnati Reds signing as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela in 2006.

In 2012 the Dodgers signed him to a minor league contract and he made his MLB debut in June of 2014. He was then part of a trade that winter that sent 2B Dee Gordon and RHP Dan Haren to the Marlins in exchange for LHP Andrew Heaney, RHP Chris Hatcher, 2B Enrique Hernandez and C Austin Barnes.

He spent the next eight seasons with the Marlins before he was traded back to LA in exchange for SS Jacob Amaya.

Over his career, Rojas compiled a .260 batting average, .677 OPS, along with 457 runs scored, 210 doubles, 11 triples, 61 home runs, 386 RBIs and 68 stolen bases in 1401 career MLB games played. This year in his final season of his baseball career, he posted a .267/.312/.391/.703 slash line, together with 23 runs scored, 16 doubles, four home runs and 23 RBIs in 105 games with Los Angeles.

Rojas may not have collected any personal hardware during his time in the leagues, but he certainly played a role in the Dodgers’ back-to-back World Series wins in 2024 and 2025. He also only hit 61 total dingers for his career, but none was bigger than the lone home run in the ninth on the night of Nov. 1, 2025. That moment alone solidifies him in LA Dodgers lore.

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