{"id":33842,"date":"2026-06-16T05:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/dodgers-miguel-rojas-exits-game-early-vs-white-sox-with-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T05:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:15:54","slug":"dodgers-miguel-rojas-exits-game-early-vs-white-sox-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/dodgers-miguel-rojas-exits-game-early-vs-white-sox-with-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Miguel Rojas Exits Game Early vs. White Sox With Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"5a0aa4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas left Saturday, June 13th\u2019s game against the Chicago White Sox early after getting checked out by the trainer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rojas got checked out by the trainer during an at-bat in the seventh inning, and he left the game once he drew a walk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following his early departure, Santiago Espinal took over as the pinch runner, and he replaced Rojas at second base as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rojas has been a trusted member of manager Dave Roberts\u2019 infield platoon, getting regular starts against left-handed pitchers and pinch-hit chances as well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rojas-injury.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 1, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers batter Miguel Rojas reacts after being called out on strikes via ABS challenge in the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-306221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rojas-injury.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rojas-injury-768x561.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jun 1, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers batter Miguel Rojas reacts after being called out on strikes via ABS challenge in the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rojas is hitting .260 on the season with a .659 OPS. He has one home run and 11 RBIs, along with stellar defensive play and leadership in the clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has filled in at second base for the most part, along with some appearances at shortstop when Mookie Betts suffered his injury.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-who-can-replace-rojas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can replace Rojas?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tucker-rojas.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 12, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA;   Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas (72) celebrates in the dugout after he scores during the second inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-306222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tucker-rojas.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tucker-rojas-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jun 12, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA;   Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas (72) celebrates in the dugout after he scores during the second inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dodgers have a ton of organizational depth. Alex Freeland can take over full-time duties, while Hyeseong Kim can easily be called up in case of an IL stint for Rojas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Santiago Espinal can play literally any infield position and do so well, making him a natural fit in a pinch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tommy Edman is set to be activated soon as well, which is seemingly coming at a perfect time in case Rojas needs some rest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, Rojas\u2019 absence cannot be underestimated due to his leadership.<\/p>\n<div id=\"smart-app-banner\" class=\"sab hidden\"> <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<div class=\"sab-info\">\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> <button id=\"sab-close\" class=\"sab-close\" aria-label=\"Close\">\u00d7<\/button><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas left Saturday, June 13th\u2019s game against the Chicago White Sox early after getting checked<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_animmysite_disable_animation":false,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rojas-injury.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usa-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}