Venezuelan player Miguel Rojas announced today his retirement as an athlete from Major League Baseball, concluding a 13-year career that included two World Series championships with the Los Angeles Dodgers and a solid performance as an infielder and outfielder.
The End After the NL Series
The announcement came after the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, where the Brewers closed the series with a 6-4 win in the fourth game. Rojas stated: “That’s it, that’s it as a player”, adding that he wanted to be remembered as someone who always helped his teammates and improve the team.
Career and Achievements
From Los Teques, Rojas played in the MLB with the Dodgers and the Miami Marlins, standing out for his defense at shortstop and, in the final phase, for his versatility as a utility player. His batting average ended at .260, with a .313 on-base percentage, .363 slugging, and .677 OPS.
The last four years of his career were linked to the Dodgers, with whom he won two World Series titles. One of the most remembered moments was Game 7 of the World Series, when he hit a home run in the ninth inning and made key defensive interventions that helped secure the team’s second consecutive championship.
Final Words
Rojas explained that his professional career spanned 21 years and that, although the farewell was not the way he wanted, he considered it “difficult to say that”. He stated that “being able to take off the uniform will be very difficult” because that has been the majority of his life.
Final Appearance in Professional Baseball
Although he retired from the MLB, Rojas plans to put on the uniform again for a two-game series with the Tiburones de La Guaira against the Navegantes del Magallanes, scheduled for November 14 and 15 at the loanDepot Park in Miami.
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