Miguel Rojas gave baseball fans an easy target on a night when the Dodgers had bigger problems.
With Los Angeles already staring at a 2-0 hole in the NLCS, Rojas drew attention on social media for cleats that hinted at a third straight title before the Dodgers had even solved the immediate task in front of them. That swagger landed poorly once the Brewers pushed the Dodgers to the brink, leaving the team needing four wins in a row just to get back to the World Series.
The timing made the whole thing feel even sharper. Los Angeles had just snapped a 25-year stretch last year by becoming the first back-to-back champions with its World Series win over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the conversation ever since has circled around whether this group could join the 1998-2000 Yankees as a three-peat team. Right now, though, the Dodgers are simply trying to stay alive.
And plenty of fans were ready to pounce when the cleats hit the internet.
“Gonna find these at a local LA Goodwill next week https://t.co/NIzst10rqH”
- Adolis Muse (@AdolisMuse) October 15, 2026
“guess it won't finish installing https://t.co/cOlAhdLbBO”
- ramado 🇲🇽🇨🇴 (@TAT1SSZN) October 15, 2026
The Dodgers still have a path, even if it looks brutal. Tyler Glasnow is set to start tonight against old friend Dustin May, and that gives Dave Roberts a clear edge on the mound right away. If Los Angeles can avoid the sweep at Chavez Ravine, it would get another home game, this time with Tarik Skubal on the hill.
From there, the road would run back to Milwaukee for Game 6, where Yoshinobu Yamamoto could take over. A Game 7 would bring Blake Snell into the picture, with a chance for redemption after Jake Bauers got the better of him last night.
That kind of future-facing chatter is a luxury for a team still without a win in the series, but it also shows why the Dodgers remain dangerous. Jacob Misiorowski is still waiting in the wings, yet if Los Angeles can reach the later turns of the series, the matchup should tilt their way with Skubal and Yamamoto lined up.
For now, though, the assignment is much simpler: win tonight, buy another day, and keep the season from ending in a sweep. If that doesn’t happen, Rojas’ custom cleats may become the easiest punch line in baseball.
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