Dodgers Miguel Rojas returns on a $5.5 million free-agent deal

It has been three months since Miguel Rojas rescued the Dodgers’ 2025 season.And still, the thank you’s from fans haven’t stopped coming.“It’s been overwhelming,” Rojas said.“Like in Italy (during vacation this offseason), I’m walking around Rome and I’m seeing Dodgers fans over there saying, ‘Thank you for hitting that home run.’ It’s crazy.”The Dodgers, of course, had many heroes emerge in their trek to a second consecutive World Series title last fall.

There was the World Series-MVP effort of Yoshinobu Yamamoto.The two-way showcase put on by Shohei Ohtani.

The four scoreless innings that little-known reliever Will Klein produced in a marathon Game 3 victory in the Fall Classic.The game-winning extra-inning home runs Freddie Freeman and Will Smith hit in Games 3 and 7, respectively.

The list goes on.No one, however, had a moment as unforgettable (or unexpected) as Rojas.When he came to the plate in the ninth inning of Game 7 last year, the Dodgers were two outs from defeat, and on the cusp of a cruel ending to their repeat title dreams.At that point, Rojas himself wasn’t even 100% healthy, playing through a side injury that had nearly sidelined him for the winner-take-all occasion that night at Rogers Centre.Yet, when Jeff Hoffman hung him a two-strike slider, the 12-year veteran didn’t miss it.“I just felt like everything that happened, happened for a reason,” Rojas said three months later.

“And I was ready for the opportunity.”Indeed, Rojas not only saved the Dodgers with his game-tying home run –– which was so stunning, Fox broadcaster Joe Davis could only utter “No way!” as the typically light-hitting, glove-first infielder rounded the bases.But Rojas also etched his name into immortal October history, going from an often-overlooked veteran contributor on the Dodgers’ star-studded roster, to one of the most celebrated and recognizable faces of a team that would go on to lift the Commissioner’s Trophy and c...