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Los Angeles Dodgers Miguel Rojas 72 gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game Seven of the MLB, Baseball Herren, USA World Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, November 1, 2025. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUSA TOR20251101865 AARONxJOSEFCZYK
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Los Angeles Dodgers Miguel Rojas 72 gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game Seven of the MLB, Baseball Herren, USA World Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, November 1, 2025. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUSA TOR20251101865 AARONxJOSEFCZYK
Miguel Rojas has been the glue for the Los Angeles Dodgers and has been a clubhouse leader ever since he came to the Dodgers organization. With a couple of injuries, we all knew that Rojas would be getting significant gametime to start the season. But on 7th April, the Dodgers scratched his name off the lineup, and there were many questions.
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Manager Dave Roberts confirmed that Miguel Rojas was scratched from the lineup due to some family concerns. And on 8th April, Rojas confirmed that his dad had passed away.
Rojas wrote, “With immense sorrow on behalf of the entire Rojas family, I must inform everyone… my father, Miguel Rojas, ‘Micky,’ that he passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon, April 7th… May God receive him in his glory and may he rest in peace.”
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Miguel Rojas came into the Dodgers lineup as a result of Mookie Betts getting injured with a right oblique strain and going on the 10-day IL. This opened the doors for Rojas and Hyeseong Kim, and both were expected to receive some significant game time at the start of the season.
The Dodgers even listed Rojas as the starting shortstop in the 2nd game of the Blue Jays series.
Miguel Rojas announced on Instagram that his father suddenly passed away.
Thoughts and prayers to the Rojas family 🙏 pic.twitter.com/0OqZ0uUweo
— SleeperDodgers (@SleeperDodgers) April 8, 2026
But he was scratched 30 minutes prior to the game when he got the news that his father had passed away. It was reported that Rojas stayed back in Toronto for Tuesday night. But even with things being emotional for Rojas, he is back in the Dodgers lineup for the last game, which might be a way to honor his father’s passing.
Before his absence, Rojas was a part of the 1st game against the Blue Jays in a World Series rematch. The Dodgers showed no mercy in that game and took the game 14-2. They were up by 9-1 in the 6th inning.
But the actual humiliation was when the Dodgers sent Miguel Rojas to pitch in the 9th inning. The Blue Jays fans will remember Rojas as the guy who actually lost them the World Series in 2025 with his defensive plays and the game-tying homer in the 9th inning on Game 7.
Rojas, pitching the 9th inning, got the three outs and gave away one run. All this is happening while this is expected to be the last season Rojas is going to be on the diamond as a player. He has already stated that he plans to retire after the 2026 season and get into a coaching role.
But that is still far away, and the Dodgers will have to look at the next few weeks, especially with the Mets coming up.
Dodgers fans mourn the passing of Miguel Rojas’s father
The Los Angeles Dodgers might not be playing in LA, but with the emotions already high going into the Blue Jays series, this was very emotional news.
Fans wrote “we got you back, bro,” echoing Rojas’ Game 7 homer that saved the Dodgers’ season. The fans also said “take all the time you need,” after Rojas confirmed his father passed away on April 7th. Fans remember how Rojas had the back of the Dodgers by making that force play at home plate, which extended the Dodgers’ hopes in Game 7.
A fan wrote, “Sorry to hear this,” sharing pain after losing his own father years earlier. He added, “tough blow for me,” connecting his grief with Rojas during this sudden loss. The message “prayers to you, Miggy, and your family” shows support during this painful moment.
A fan called it “absolutely brutal news,” recalling Rojas’ defining World Series performance in 2025. He hit a ninth-inning homer in Game 7, tying the score at 4-4. Earlier, Rojas also recorded a key defensive out that prevented a run at home plate. The fan wrote, “Glad his father saw him,” as the Dodgers sealed a 5-4 win.
A Blue Jays fan admitted, “I hate this man for that home run off Hoffman” moment. He referenced the ninth-inning Game 7 homer that tied the score at 4-4. Yet he added, “This sucks,” showing grief matters more than rivalry in this moment. The line “losing your father always sucks” reflects pain that even rivals understand deeply.
A Blue Jays fan wrote, “right after he got to pitch an inning,” recalling April 7. In that 14-1 win, Rojas threw the ninth, allowing 1 run. The fan added “condolences to the Rojas family,” setting rivalry aside after the sudden, heartbreaking news. He closed with “more than a sport, RIP,” as grief overshadowed everything at Rogers Centre.
Miguel Rojas showed numbers matter on the field, but moments like this quietly rewrite priorities. Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays fans proved that rivalry fades quickly when real life steps in.
