Josh Rojas | |
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Free agent | |
Utility player | |
Born: Litchfield Park, Arizona, U.S. | June 30, 1994|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 12, 2019, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 34 |
Runs batted in | 189 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Joshua Luke Rojas (born June 30,1994) is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners.
Rojas attended Millennium High School in Goodyear,Arizona and played college baseball first at Paradise Valley Community College before transferring to the University of Hawaii for his final two years of college. [1] In 2015,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2] In 2017,his senior year at Hawaii,he hit .294 with five home runs and 25 RBIs in 50 games. [3]
Rojas was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 26th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. [4] [5] He received a $1,000 signing bonus. [6]
Rojas made his professional debut in 2017 with the Quad Cities River Bandits and also played in four games for the Fresno Grizzlies. [7] [8] In 56 professional games in 2017,he hit .261 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs. He began 2018 with the Buies Creek Astros and,after one month,was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks,where he earned Texas League All-Star honors. [9] [10] In 130 total games between both teams,he slashed .263/.351/.408 with eight home runs,55 RBIs,and 38 stolen bases. He started 2019 back in Corpus Christi before being promoted to the Round Rock Express at the end of May. [11] [12]
On July 31,2019,the Astros traded Rojas and fellow prospects Corbin Martin,Seth Beer,and J. B. Bukauskas to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for starter Zack Greinke and cash considerations. [13] [14]
On August 12,2019,the Diamondbacks selected Rojas' contract and promoted him to the major leagues. [15] He made his major league debut that night against the Colorado Rockies,hitting two singles and tallying his first major league run and RBI. [16] He played primarily in the outfield in his first season,putting up a .217 average with 2 home runs in 41 games. [17] In 2020,Rojas slashed .180/.257/.180 in 17 games before ending the season on the injured list with a lower back injury. [18] Rojas improved in 2021,slashing .264/.341/.411 across 139 games while serving in a utility role for the Diamondbacks. [19] He was Arizona's leadoff hitter in 71 games,a career high. [20] In 2022,he played primarily third base with some action at second base and repeated his offensive production,batting .269/.349/.391 in 125 games. In the first four months of 2023,his offense dipped with the Diamondbacks,with a .228 average and no home runs in 59 games. [21]
On July 31,2023,the Diamondbacks traded Rojas,Dominic Canzone,and Ryan Bliss to the Seattle Mariners for closer Paul Sewald. [22] Rojas played second base for the Mariners for the rest of the season,batting .272 with 4 home runs in 46 games to close out 2023.
Rojas went back across the diamond to third base in 2024,as former teammate Eugenio Suárez was dealt to his former club,the Diamondbacks. Rojas was hot the first month of the season,batting .318 with 5 home runs at the end of April. He fared worse thereafter,batting .205 with only 5 more home runs. For the season,he hit .225/.304/.337. The Mariners mostly shielded his from left-handed pitchers,as he hit .125 in just 60 at bats without the platoon advantage. [23] On November 22,Rojas was non-tendered by the Mariners,making him a free agent for the first time in his career. [24]
Rojas and Alexandra Rojas were married on July 11,2023. [25] The couple's first child,Charlotte Rojas,was born on January 5,2024. [26]
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