The Game 7 hero for the Los Angeles Dodgers is returning for one more season.
Miguel Rojas, who famously turned on Jeff Hoffman’s slider with one out in the top of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2025 World Series is back with the boys in Blue.
With the Dodgers trailing 4-3 in the ninth inning of that Game 7 on November 1st, Rojas hit a game-tying home run that breathed life back into a team that’s aspirations of repeating as champions were slipping through their fingertips.
The baseball gods always find a way to honor someone who spent the entirety of their career doing the quiet work. The kind of work that rarely trends, but always matters.
Now, Rojas will get to retire as a member of the World Series champion Dodgers as he embarks upon the final chapter of his career.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed their World Series hero to a one-year, $5.5 million deal, keeping the veteran infielder in Chavez Ravine for the 2026 season—his last as a player.
Rojas, who told NBC LA during October’s playoff run that he planned to retire after 2026, will transition into a player development role with the Dodgers once his cleats are hung up for good. It’s a natural fit. He’s long been a clubhouse compass, guiding younger players with the kind of presence you can’t measure in Statcast data.
Rojas, now 36, offers more than leadership. His .262/.318/.397 slash line with a league-average OPS+ last season speaks to his reliability, and his glove—still velvet smooth across multiple infield positions—remains one of the cleanest in the sport.
TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 01: Miguel Rojas #72 of the Los Angeles Dodgers rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning during Game Seven of the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Saturday, November 1, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jon Blacker/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
He’s not the superstar who fills billboards along the 110 freeway, but he’s the heartbeat guys in the dugout point to when the stakes rise. And they did rise. All the way to a full count in the ninth inning of baseball’s biggest stage.
Dave Roberts trusted him enough to insert him into the World Series lineup for a struggling Andy Pages. Rojas repaid that faith with a swing that rescued a franchise and reignited a dynasty on the edge. The Dodgers rode that moment to a 5–4 victory over Toronto, powered by Will Smith’s go-ahead blast and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s courage on zero days’ rest. It was baseball at its most dramatic—a fever dream of tension and release.
Keeping Rojas for 2026 gives the Dodgers more than depth; it gives them continuity as they chase a historic three-peat, something no North American professional team has accomplished in more than two decades. It anchors a roster already brimming with talent, ensuring the dugout retains one of its most trusted voices during a season that will test every layer of the organization.
Miguel Rojas came home to Los Angeles once, left, and found his way back. Now he’ll finish where he started—writing his final season alongside the only franchise that ever truly felt like family—even after the cheers fade and the lights dim. His story isn’t just about a home run. It’s about the kind of legacy that keeps growing, even after the last out.