Miguel Rojas is expected back with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the final year of his career.

He’s said to have reached a one-year deal with the team worth $5.5 million, according to El Extrabase.

Rojas played a key role in helping the Dodgers secure back-to-back World Series in October.

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Rojas proved to be a difference-maker in the World Series, producing a game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 7. He also made a crucial play at second base, throwing out the Toronto Blue Jays’ potential winning run at the plate.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan (80) and Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrate during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan (80) and Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrate during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter and Magic Johnson wave to fans during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

A fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers with his dog after the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers players and coaches ride double-deck buses during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Magic Johnson waves to Los Angeles Dodgers fans during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (7) during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) and teammate Enrique Hernandez (8) celebrate during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers players wave to the crowd during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo after the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers fans wait for the start of the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) wave to fans during the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers fans react during the team’s victory parade after winning the World Series.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

A fan looks on before the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Celebration at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) wave to fans during the World Series championship parade and celebration.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers players hold the baseball World Series trophy as they greet fans from an open-top bus during the team’s victory parade after winning the World Series, in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2025. The Los Angeles Dodgers conjured a stunning come-from-behind victory in extra innings to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 and clinch back-to-back World Series on Nov. 1, in one of the greatest Major League Baseball championship deciders in history.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers players wave to fans from an open-top bus during the team’s victory parade after winning the World Series, in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2025. The Los Angeles Dodgers conjured a stunning come-from-behind victory in extra innings to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 and clinch back-to-back World Series on Nov. 1, in one of the greatest Major League Baseball championship deciders in history.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

A young fan runs with a Los Angeles Dodgers flag before the start of the Dodgers 2025 World Series Championship parade on Nov. 3, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Shohei Ohtani (L) and Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers acknowledge the crowd during the Dodgers 2025 World Series Championship parade on Nov. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers players greet fans from an open-top bus during the team’s victory parade after winning the World Series, in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2025. The Los Angeles Dodgers conjured a stunning come-from-behind victory in extra innings to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 and clinch back-to-back World Series on November 1, in one of the greatest Major League Baseball championship deciders in history.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Fans watch as Los Angeles Dodgers players greet fans from an open-top bus during the team’s victory parade after winning the World Series, in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2025. The Los Angeles Dodgers conjured a stunning come-from-behind victory in extra innings to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 and clinch back-to-back World Series on Nov. 1, in one of the greatest Major League Baseball championship deciders in history.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers players wave to fans during the team’s victory parade in Los Angeles after winning the World Series on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers fans react as the team bus passes them during the team’s victory parade in Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2025, after winning the World Series.

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Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate back-to-back World Series titles with thousands of fans

Los Angeles Dodgers fans wait for the start of the World Series championship parade and celebration on Nov. 3, 2025.

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He did become a free agent after the season, but continued to express his interest in returning to Los Angeles.

The Venezuelan recorded 76 hits, seven home runs, 27 RBIs and 35 runs in 290 at-bats during the regular season.

In the playoffs, he had five hits, three runs, a home run and two RBIs in 18 at-bats.

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Several members of the team have praised Rojas for his leadership, and he is likely to hold a role with the team after the 2026 season.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Miguel Rojas returns to Dodgers on 1-year deal