Miguel Rojas says NLCS Game 4 will be last game, will retire into Dodgers role
After the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated by the Milwaukee Brewers, Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas announced he will retire as a player. Rojas told reporters the NLCS Game 4 he started will be the last game of his career and said he plans to pursue a nonplaying role with the Dodgers organization.
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What happened
Key facts
- Miguel Rojas announced his intention to retire after his team was eliminated by the Milwaukee Brewers (per foxsports.com).
- Rojas started the Dodgers' Game 4 loss and was seventh in the Dodgers lineup (per foxsports.com).
- Rojas told reporters in the clubhouse, 'This is it as a player.' (per foxsports.com).
- Rojas said the NLCS Game 4 he played will be the last game of his career (per foxsports.com).
- Rojas began his major-league career with the Dodgers during the 2014 season before being traded to the Miami Marlins (per foxsports.com).
- Rojas said he will 'start thinking about what’s going to happen in my life as a baseball person' and that he wants 'to start my career on the other side of this business' with the Los Angeles Dodgers (per foxsports.com).
The brief
Miguel Rojas announced his retirement from playing baseball after the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated by the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers infielder said in the clubhouse following the club's Game 4 loss.
Rojas started that game and batted seventh in the Dodgers lineup; he told reporters, 'This is it as a player,' and said the NLCS Game 4 he played will be the final game of his career. The announcement came immediately after the team’s elimination, according to Fox Sports.
Rojas recounted the arc of a 13-year major-league career that began with the Dodgers in 2014 before a trade sent him to the Miami Marlins. He spent eight seasons in Miami and then returned to Los Angeles ahead of the 2023 season, closing the loop on his time with the organization.
Fox Sports' account highlights a signature moment from Rojas' career: a ninth-inning solo home run in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series that tied the game. The statistical outline Fox Sports provided notes that Rojas appeared in 1,401 regular-season games and 26 postseason contests over his career.
At 37 years old, Rojas framed his retirement as a transition rather than an endpoint: 'From now on, I’m going to start thinking about what’s going to happen in my life as a baseball person,' he said, adding that he wants to 'start my career on the other side of this business' and that he is looking forward to doing so with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rojas' statement in the clubhouse followed the Dodgers' loss to the Milwaukee Brewers that ended their postseason run; Fox Sports reported the timing and provided Rojas' on-record quotes. The article places his World Series home run among the defining plays of his career and uses the postgame remarks to explain his decision to step away as a player.
The retirement announcement was also reflected in headlines from other outlets, including The New York Times, Sportsnet.ca and MLB Trade Rumors, which reported that Miguel Rojas announced his retirement following the Dodgers' elimination.
Those headlines corroborate the central fact that Rojas has told reporters he will no longer play, while Fox Sports supplies the on-the-record quotes, career totals and the sequence around the NLCS Game 4.
Why it matters
- Los Angeles Dodgers fans and the Dodgers organization face a roster and experience loss: Rojas played 1,401 regular-season games and 26 postseason games over a 13-year career, numbers the Fox Sports article cites.
- The Dodgers lose a player with a noted high-leverage moment: Fox Sports identifies Rojas' ninth-inning solo home run in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series as his most famous play, a moment tied to the team's recent championship history.
- Rojas signaled an institutional interest in retaining him off the field: he said he plans to 'start my career on the other side of this business' with the Los Angeles Dodgers, indicating the club may have a role to place him in.
What to watch next
- Whether the Los Angeles Dodgers employ Miguel Rojas in a nonplaying role with the club, as he said he wants to 'start my career on the other side of this business.'
- How the Dodgers adjust their roster and lineup configuration to replace Rojas, who started NLCS Game 4 and had been a regular major-league player across 13 seasons.
- Whether the Dodgers formally announce Rojas' retirement or provide details on any front-office or player-development position they may offer him.
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How we got here
Miguel Rojas signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in 2006, beginning his professional career in the Dodgers' minor-league system. He made his major-league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2014 season and was traded to the Miami Marlins later that same year (2014).
Over the next several seasons he established himself as Miami’s regular shortstop by 2017 and remained a fixture of the Marlins’ infield through multiple seasons thereafter. Those years in Miami included his first extended major-league plate appearances and defensive innings, which shaped his reputation as a contact hitter and steady defender by 2019.
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