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Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas announces retirement after NLCS loss
Miguel Rojas announced he is retiring after the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Milwaukee Brewers and were knocked out of the National League Championship Series.
The 37-year-old infielder started Game 4, but was replaced before he came to bat.
Rojas first played for the Dodgers in 2014, then spent eight years with the Miami Marlins before returning to Los Angeles for the 2023 season.
He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in 1,401 regular-season games and 26 more in the postseason.
He was also part of the Dodgers’ back-to-back World Series championships and hit a tying home run in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series.
Rojas plans to continue working in baseball and said he hopes to do so with the Dodgers.
His playing career is over, and he is preparing for its next chapter.
Miguel Rojas told reporters he is retiring from baseball.
The announcement came after the Dodgers were eliminated by the Brewers on Thursday evening.
The Brewers swept the Dodgers to advance to the World Series.
The final game marked the end of Rojas’ 13-year career.
Rojas was a two-time World Series winner and a 2025 postseason hero.
- Who
- Miguel Rojas, a Dodgers veteran.
- What
- He announced his retirement after the Dodgers were eliminated.
- When
- Thursday evening, October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The announcement followed the Dodgers’ elimination by the Brewers; a further reason was not stated.
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- Career length
- 13 years
- World Series titles
- Two
- Postseason achievement
- 2025 postseason hero
- Elimination opponent
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Series result
- Brewers swept the Dodgers
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Miguel Rojas announces his retirement following Dodgers' NLCS loss
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Miguel Rojas: “This is it.” He’s retiring. “I don’t even wanna take off my cleats right now.”
Miguel Rojas officially announces his retirement from playing. “Today was the last time that I wore the uniform as a player, and my cleats, and it's really hard to take him off right now.”