Miguel Rojas back in Dodgers lineup after father’s passing

TORONTO –– Despite announcing the death of his father Wednesday morning, Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas was back in the team’s lineup for its series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Rojas missed Tuesday’s game after his father, Miguel Rojas Sr., passed away earlier that afternoon.

“From (the bottom of) my heart,” Rojas wrote in Spanish on an Instagram post Wednesday morning, “I want to thank everyone who has communicated with me and with all of my family to show us your love and let us know how beloved my father was during his life.”

Rojas said his father died in a “sudden manner,” but didn’t offer further details.

While manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday night that Rojas could be leaving the team as soon as Wednesday morning to be with his family, the 37-year-old veteran was surprisingly back in the lineup for Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Blue Jays.

In Rojas’ Instagram post, he included several family photos of his father, while sharing some difficult emotions in the wake of the news.

“Hopefully God receives him in all of his glory and that he rests in peace,” Rojas wrote.

“What hurts me the most was that I couldn’t say bye,” he added.

Rojas is in the final season of his 13-year MLB career, and is coming off his heroics in the 2025 World Series when he hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 7.

This season, he is batting .263 in six games, and has been expected to see more playing time this week in the wake of Mookie Betts’ oblique strain. 

On Wednesday, Rojas was playing shortstop and batting ninth.

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