Veteran Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas announced Wednesday on Instagram that his father Miguel Rojas Sr. died.
“With immense sorrow on behalf of the entire Rojas family, I must inform everyone who had the opportunity to know and share time with my father, Miguel Rojas—known as “Micky”—that he passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon, April 7th,“ Rojas said in Spanish, translated roughly here to English. ”I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has reached out to me and my family to offer
their love and let us know just how deeply cherished my father was throughout his life. May God welcome him into His glory, and may he rest in peace.“
Rojas was originally slated to start at shortstop on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, but was a late scratch, replaced in the lineup by Hyeseong Kim. At the time, the Dodgers announced Rojas was scratched “to tend to a family matter.”
After Tuesday’s game, manager Dave Roberts told reporters in Toronto that the Dodgers would play shorthanded for Wednesday’s series and road trip finale if Rojas was not available. But on Wednesday, Rojas is right back in the lineup, batting ninth and playing shortstop.
Should the Dodgers decide to place Rojas on bereavement leave and call up a replacement on the roster once the team returns home on Friday, the minimum stay on the bereavement list is three days, with a maximum of seven days.
