Miguel Rojas | |
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Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 11 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Los Teques, Miranda, Venezuela | February 24, 1989|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 6, 2014, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .257 |
Home runs | 44 |
Runs batted in | 300 |
Teams | |
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Miguel Elias Rojas Naidernoff (born February 24,1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 2014 and also played in MLB for the Miami Marlins from 2015 to 2022.
Rojas was signed by the Cincinnati Reds organization as an amateur free agent in 2006 out of Venezuela [1] and played for their affiliates in the Venezuelan Summer League and Dominican Summer League through 2007. [2] In 2008,the Reds moved him to their domestic affiliate in the rookie-class Pioneer Baseball League,where he hit .183 in 61 games. [2]
Rojas progressed through the Reds' farm system,playing for the Class-A Dayton Dragons in 2009,the Advanced-A Lynchburg Hillcats in 2010,the Double-A Carolina Mudcats in 2010 and 2011,and the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Triple-A Louisville Bats in 2012. [2]
After the 2012 season,Rojas became a free agent and signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. [3] He spent the 2013 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double–A Southern League,where he hit .233 in 130 games. [4] In 2014,he received a non-roster invite to Major League spring training,where he was given a chance to compete for the vacant second base job. [5] [6] The Dodgers assigned him to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes to start 2014,where he hit .302 in 51 games. [4]
The Dodgers promoted Rojas to the major leagues for the first time on June 6,2014. [7] He made his major league debut that day as a late-inning defensive replacement. [8] His first hit was a single off Matt Belisle of the Colorado Rockies in his first start on June 8. [4]
Rojas finished the 2014 regular season hitting only .181 with one home run and nine RBIs in 85 games. [4] He frequently took over for Hanley Ramírez at shortstop late in games for defensive purposes. On June 18,he successfully made an extremely difficult defensive play to preserve a no hitter thrown by Clayton Kershaw in the 7th inning. [4]
On December 10,2014,the Dodgers traded Rojas,along with Dee Gordon and Dan Haren,to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Andrew Heaney,Chris Hatcher,Austin Barnes,and Enrique "Kiké" Hernández. [9] In 2015,Rojas batted .282 with one home run and 17 RBI in 142 at-bats across 60 games. [4] This earned Rojas more playing time the next season as he appeared in 123 games,slashing .247/.288/.325 with one home run and 14 RBI. [10]
In 2017,Rojas missed 62 games due to a broken thumb,but still appeared in 90 games,hitting for a .290.361/.375 batting line with one home run and 26 RBI in 272 at-bats. [4] Rojas also led all NL shortstops in September and October with a .354 batting average and .948 OPS. [11] In 2018,Rojas set career-highs in nearly every offensive category;games played (153),runs (44),hits (123),home runs (11),RBI (53),and stolen bases (6). [12]
In 2019,Rojas batted .284/.331/.379,with the lowest isolated power in the National League (.095). [4] [13] On September 23,2019,Rojas agreed to a new two-year contract with the Marlins,worth $10.25 million. [14] In late July 2020,Rojas tested positive for COVID-19. [15] [16] [17] Despite testing positive,Rojas partnered with the company Stadium Custom Kicks during the 2020 season,branding the partnership as Miggy's Locker. The partnership allowed Rojas to design custom-made cleats to express his passion in shoes and basketball. [18] Overall in 2020,Rojas's batting line was all career-highs,with a .304/.392/.496 line on the year to go along with four home runs and 20 RBI. [4]
In 2021,Rojas played in 132 games,collecting 131 hits,48 RBIs,13 stolen bases,and a career-high 37 walks. [4] On October 28,2021,the Marlins signed Rojas to a two-year contract extension worth $10 million. [19]
On October 3,2022,it was announced that Rojas would undergo wrist surgery to repair a torn triangular fibrocartilage complex in his right wrist. [20] He underwent an additional procedure in January after another minor issue arose. [21]
On January 11,2023,Rojas was traded back to the Dodgers in exchange for Jacob Amaya. [22] [23] On February 4,the Dodgers announced a contract extension with Rojas that would pay him $5 million for 2024 and included a $5 million club option for 2025. [24] [25] While initially expected to be a utility player,Rojas wound up the starting shortstop when Gavin Lux went down with a season ending knee injury in spring training. [26] He played in 124 games,batting .236. [4]
Rojas has played for Tiburones de La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League during the offseason since 2009, [2] which included playing in the 2012 Caribbean Series. [2]
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