The question is, do either of them really need to be brought back for another go-round in 2026?

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 03: Enrique Hernández and Miguel Rojas look on from atop a double-decker bus during the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Championship parade on Monday, November 3, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jessie Alcheh/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Miguel Rojas’ Reunion Case With the Dodgers Is a Simple One

The Dodgers are one of baseball’s only teams that can afford to roster a player like Rojas simply because he’s a solid vibes guy. The team just won two straight championships and has one of the deepest lineups we’ve seen in years, so bringing Rojas back would work with little to no question marks.

It also helps that he just hit arguably the biggest home run in all of baseball in 2025, and is largely to thank for bringing this team that second straight ring. With the Dodgers down to their final two outs, Rojas hit a game-tying home run on a two-strike pitch to keep the team in the game. Of course, he wound up coming through in the clutch on defense as well, but it’s the dinger that will live on forever.

As things currently stand, the team’s bench would consist of Dalton Rushing as the backup catcher, Alex Freeland as the backup infielder, and both Alex Call and Esteury Ruiz on hand as backup outfielders. That’s if the season began today.

You don’t have to squint very hard to find where a player like Rojas, who at this point is a beloved and highly respected all around the game, fits on the team. He’s made it known on multiple occasions that he’s only got one year left in him before retiring, while also hammering home the fact that he’d love to play his final season on the Dodgers.

In his fourth season on the Dodgers (2014, 2023-’25), Rojas hit seven regular-season home runs while posting a .715 OPS and above-average production by both Baseball Reference’s OPS+ and FanGraphs’ wRC+. Defensively, he played second base, third base, and shortstop, with his best position being second by a long shot, as he posted 5 Defensive Runs Saved and 6 Outs Above Average there.