Miguel Rojas barely had time to catch his breath after stepping away from playing, and he’s already back inside the Dodgers’ world in a new role.
The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a player development staffer over the weekend after Major League Baseball lost its Spanish-language World Series correspondent. Rojas, who just announced his retirement, appears to have moved straight into the next chapter without much downtime.
On Monday, the Dodgers’ 2025 World Series hero posted an image to his Instagram story from Camelback Ranch. He was also spotted in the Glendale Desert Dogs dugout in the Arizona Fall League, where the season is already underway across the Phoenix basin.
Rojas had hinted well before his final at-bat that he planned to join the Dodgers’ player development department, so his appearance in Glendale fits right into that path. The quick switch is the only real surprise.
His playing career with the Dodgers ended on Oct. 15, when he started at second base in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers didn’t force that series back to Milwaukee, but Rojas still made the trip there as a “special correspondent” with MLB’s in-house media team at the World Series.
¡Miggy en acción! Miguel Rojas fue el corresponsal perfecto de MLB Español para el Juego 1 de la World Series 2026.
¡Así fue su primer día! pic.twitter.com/MCJ265F7OP
Miguel Rojas sat down with Payton Tolle during the #WorldSeries to discuss his relationship with Victor Mesa Jr.Rojas explained that Mesa Jr. is like a little brother to him and he’s so proud of how far he has come 🥹 pic.twitter.com/CFWMS1JgE0
By the time the World Series moved to St. Petersburg, Florida for Game 3 between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays, Rojas was already back in Arizona.
His presence in Glendale may be especially useful because one of the Dodgers prospects there is working through a position change of his own. Charles Davalan, a 22-year-old who was the Dodgers’ first-round pick, 41st overall, in the 2025 MLB Draft, spent his first two professional seasons in the outfield but is now playing second base for the Glendale Desert Dogs.
Davalan has appeared in 10 AFL games through Sunday, all at second base, and has made three errors in 37 chances in the field.
In addition to Davalan, the Dodgers sent seven other prospects to Glendale: third baseman Chase Harlan, catcher Anson Aroz and pitchers Marlon Nieves, Brooks Auger, Luke Fox, Sam Horn and Cody Morse.
Rojas helped Mookie Betts with his move from right field to shortstop a couple years ago, so it wouldn’t be a shock if he can lend some of that same know-how to Harlan and Davalan now. Whatever he offers there could end up being time well spent for the Dodgers’ future defense.
Either way, it’s not every day a player goes from the field to the dugout this fast.
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