Dodgers hero Miguel Rojas announces retirement as he plans to stay with team in new role

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Harris, J. (2026, October 16). Dodgers hero Miguel Rojas announces retirement as he plans to stay with team in new role. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/sports/dodgers-hero-miguel-rojas-announces-retirement/

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Miguel Rojas, a 37-year-old veteran who played for the Dodgers in 2014 before spending eight years with the Marlins, announced his retirement from baseball after Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS), which the Brewers won against the Dodgers. Rojas had returned to the Dodgers ahead of the 2023 season and became a key player despite initial skepticism about his impact on the star-studded roster. He will stay with the team in a new role focused on player development, as he re-signed as a free agent this winter. His contributions were significant; Rojas described the last four years at the Dodgers as changing his life profoundly.

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🔮 Rojas will remain in the Dodgers’ organization moving forward, having agreed to transition into player development after 2026 when he re-signed as a free agent with the club this winter.
🔮 Instead, despite a 100-win regular season and league-record $432 million payroll, the two-time defending champions were eliminated in the National League Championship Series by the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, ending their bid for history and sending them into an uncertain offseason –– one that could include an extended lockout, notable changes to the roster, and existential questions about how to retool around their aging veteran core.
🔮 Just a fourth-straight loss and an embarrassing elimination that will send the Dodgers into a long, regretful winter full of future uncertainty.
🔮 After striking out in his first at-bat Thursday night, Ohtani delivered the kind of moment the Dodgers had been waiting for all October, unloading on a down-and-in cutter from ex-Dodger Dustin May to give the Dodgers an early 4-0 lead in their elimination game.
🔮 Whenever the offseason arrives, notable changes could be coming to the Dodgers’ clubhouse. Freeman and Muncy won’t be going anywhere, nor will other core veterans such as Mookie Betts, Will Smith or Shohei Ohtani. But Miguel Rojas is likely to retire.
🔮 But now, he will spearhead their offense once again, with the Dodgers elect to ride-or-die with the four-time MVP at the top of their lineup.
🔮 And unless they can become only the second team in MLB history to overcome a 3-0 hole in a best-of-seven series, the way they got there Wednesday will reverberate long into the winter –– serving as the potential death-nail in their modern-day dynasty.
🔮 It gave the Dodgers’ slumping offense time to finally break through, when Will Smith hit a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded in the sixth.
🔮 Shohei Ohtani was indeed in the Dodgers’ lineup for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, as manager Dave Roberts confirmed on Tuesday amid speculation that the slugger could be benched.
🔮 They couldn’t help but remember last year’s NLCS, when Ohtani entered Game 4 in a 3-for-29 slump — then delivered perhaps the greatest individual performance in baseball history, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 batters to complete a pennant-clinching sweep.
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A Venezuelan native who broke into the majors with the Dodgers in 2014, before spending the next eight years of his career as a defensive stalwart with the Marlins, Rojas returned to Los Angeles in a trade ahead of the 2023 season, initially in what was viewed as a marginal addition for a star-studded Dodgers roster trying to climb back to the mountaintop after their 2020 World Series championship.
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🔮 Rojas will remain in the Dodgers’ organization moving forward, having agreed to transition into player development after 2026 when he re-signed as a free agent with the club this winter.

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Amid the Dodgers’ pain, hurt and frustration of their National League Championship Series sweep at the hands of the Brewers on Thursday night, Miguel Rojas added even more emotions to one final postgame clubhouse meeting. asserted
Rojas → add → meeting
As he had planned –– but not fully committed to –– throughout this season, the 37-year-old veteran told his teammates he was indeed retiring from baseball, making Game 4 of the NLCS the final act in his accomplished 13-year MLB career. asserted
4 → plan → career
“This is it,” Rojas told reporters afterward. asserted
Rojas → tell → reporters
“I’m moving on with the next chapter in my life.” asserted
I → move → life
“The last four years here changed my life,” he added. asserted
he → change → life
Almost as much as Rojas changed the two-time defending champions themselves. asserted
Rojas → change → champions
A Venezuelan native who broke into the majors with the Dodgers in 2014, before spending the next eight years of his career as a defensive stalwart with the Marlins, Rojas returned to Los Angeles in a trade ahead of the 2023 season, initially in what was viewed as a marginal addition for a star-studded Dodgers roster trying to climb back to the mountaintop after their 2020 World Series championship. asserted
what → break → championship
Right from the start, however, Rojas carved out an important role as a steady, experienced leader. asserted
Rojas → carve → leader
During his second Dodgers stint, he produced plenty on the field, hitting .260 with 22 home runs, 117 RBIs and versatile infield defense in 446 total games. asserted
he → produce → games
He was even more crucial in the postseason, contributing to their 2024 title before saving them in the 2025 Fall Classic with his game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 7 against the Blue Jays. “I’m just proud of being part of this group,” he said. asserted
he → contribute → group
That we were able to win back-to-back championships.” asserted
we → win → championships
Rojas will remain in the Dodgers’ organization moving forward, having agreed to transition into player development after 2026 when he re-signed as a free agent with the club this winter. asserted
he → remain → club
“I wanna stay here,” he said. asserted
he → stay → ?
“I wanna wear this uniform or this logo in a different capacity.” asserted
I → wear → capacity
Still, he didn’t want to take off his uniform –– or even his cleats –– on Thursday night, remaining dressed in his full game attire as he spoke to reporters after addressing his teammates. asserted
he → want → teammates
“It’s really hard to take them off right now,” he said. asserted
he → ’ → them
Rojas never went to an All-Star Game or hit more than 11 home runs in a season, and somehow was denied Gold Glove recognition. asserted
Rojas → go → recognition
But to this Dodgers dynasty, he will go down as a core piece and a beloved veteran leader. asserted
he → go → piece
“He built a legacy,” first baseman Freddie Freeman said. asserted
Freeman → build → legacy
“We’ll be talking about Miguel Rojas for a long time.” asserted
We → talk → time
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