With the 2026 World Series set to commence, the Dodgers will be staring from the outside for the first time since 2023. While the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays battling to see which side will secure their first ever title, one now former Dodger will be at American Family Field for Game 1 on Friday.
Miguel Rojas has already found a new occupation eight days after the Dodgers’ three peat hopes came to a crashing end. He, along with Peyton Tolle of the Boston Red Sox and Ernie Clement of the Toronto
Blue Jays, will serve as correspondents for this year’s World Series. Rojas will attend Media Day for Game 1 and will be providing coverage in Spanish while working with MLB Español, per a statement on MLB.com.
Rojas will also attend Media Day and Game One working closely with MLB Español to provide Spanish-language coverage. The Venezuelan infielder will interview some of the top coaches and players from both Clubs.
After the World Series concludes, Rojas won’t be hanging up the spikes completely yet, as he plans on playing in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League for Tiburones de la Guaira on Nov. 14 and 15, per Valentina Martinez of the California Post.
Although Shohei Ohtani will more than likely finish as the runner-up to Pete Crow-Armstrong for the 2026 NL MVP, his third season as a Dodger was by far the worst of his tenure. He still managed to hit 30 home runs while posting great numbers on the mound over 14 starts, but nagging knee and biceps issues in the second half limited his production until the very end.
The injuries weren’t too much of a strain to warrant any offseason surgery, and the team is confident that he will be back to his two-way status next season. Erik Kratz of the Foul Territory podcast voices his opinion on whether or not the Dodgers should hold off on Ohtani pitching until the second half of the 2027 season.
“Hitters go in slumps. The way he was pitching this year shows me this dude wasn’t going into a slump. I do think the value of Shohei for this team is doing both.”
The Dodgers core isn’t getting any younger, as Kyle Tucker and Andy Pages are the only everyday starters yet to hit 30 years of age. The saying of “out with the old, in with the new” might be in store next season, with several key prospects waiting in the wings to get their shot. Josue De Paula has a chance to help the team’s young nucleus of budding talent succeed at the big league level next season, notes Katie Woo of The Athletic.
“He’s fully aware of continuing to improve defensively,” Gomes said. “We’ve all seen what he’s capable of in the box, which is incredibly exciting. With that being said, we have a very talented core group already here, so I think it’s finding those opportunities, but also making sure that throughout this offseason and coming into spring training that he continues to improve and gets to that bar and gets to be an above-average defender.”
