{"id":670500,"date":"2026-04-08T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670500\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:52:25","slug":"dodgers-miguel-rojas-reveals-heartbreaking-late-scratch-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670500\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Miguel Rojas Reveals Heartbreaking Late Scratch Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas was <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-reveal-why-miguel-rojas-was-pulled-from-lineup-vs-blue-jays\/2026\/04\/07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">scratched from the lineup<\/a> just ahead of Tuesday\u2019s game with the Toronto Blue Jays, and he revealed early Wednesday morning that the reason was his father\u2019s sudden death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/miggyslocker\/3870796151692070373\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">He took to Instagram<\/a> to share the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith immense pain on the part of the whole Rojas family, today I have to let you know everyone who had the opportunity to meet and share with my father Miguel Rojas \u2018Micky\u2019 who yesterday April 7 died suddenly in the afternoon hours,\u201d Rojas wrote in Spanish. \u201cI want to sincerely thank everyone who has reached out to me and my entire family to show their love and let us know how loved my dad was throughout his life. May God receive him in his glory and rest in peace ?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added a photo of his father and his son alongside a heartbreaking caption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou left dad and what hurts me the most is that I didn\u2019t get to say goodbye ???\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts are with the Rojas family.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Miguel-Rojas-Dodgers-Spring-Training.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Miguel Rojas (72) high fives teammates after hitting a two run home run against the Cleveland Guardians during the third inning at Goodyear Ballpark.\" class=\"wp-image-299574\"  \/>Mar 3, 2026; Goodyear, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Miguel Rojas (72) high fives teammates after hitting a two run home run against the Cleveland Guardians during the third inning at Goodyear Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn ImagesWho Stepped in for Miguel Rojas Against the Blue Jays?<\/p>\n<p>Rojas, who was filling in for the injured Mookie Betts, was replaced by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/hyeseong-kim-officially-called-up-by-dodgers\/2026\/04\/05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">recently called-up Hyeseong Kim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kim had a good game Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk and scoring two runs.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW2Z-XGmKsT\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">made a highlight defensive play<\/a> in the Dodgers\u2019 4-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s Next for the Dodgers?<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, Kim will continue filling in at shortstop for the near future as Rojas tends to his family and Betts remains on the IL with his oblique injury, though <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-mookie-betts-shows-promising-signs-of-injury-recovery\/2026\/04\/07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Betts has noted<\/a> that he\u2019s in a \u201cmuch better spot than originally anticipated,\u201d and he \u201cdoesn\u2019t even really notice that it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers (9-2) and Blue Jays (4-7) will face off again in the series finale Wednesday. First pitch is set for 12:07 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani will get the start for the Boys in Blue, while the Jays will start Dylan Cease.<\/p>\n<p>The Boys in Blue then have Thursday off as they travel back to Los Angeles ahead of a series with the Texas Rangers, which begins Friday.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7<br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas was scratched from the lineup just ahead of Tuesday\u2019s game with the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":605424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,8935,4,558],"class_list":{"0":"post-670500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-dodgers","12":"tag-ladodgers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangelesdodgers","17":"tag-miguel-rojas","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116369893027071109","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}