13-year MLB veteran announces retirement moments after series sweep and confirms decision on next job

The Los Angeles Dodgers will not three-peat as World Series Champions. The Milwaukee Brewers , whose payroll is $194 million less than the defending champions, completed a 4-0 sweep in the National League Championship Series with a 6-4 victory on Thursday night. Milwaukee will take on the winner of the American League Championship Series, either the relocating Tampa Bay Rays or the Cleveland Guardians . As the 103-win Brewers decorated the visiting clubhouse in beer, across the facility one Dodgers stalwart was announcing his retirement. Miguel Rojas retires after Dodgers exit “No, I think this is it, guys,” a visibly emotional Miguel Rojas told reporters after the game. “This is it as a player. That was my last game played. That was the last time that I put these cleats on and this uniform on as a player. “From now on, I’m going to start thinking about what’s going to happen in my life as a baseball person. “I want to start my career on the other side of this business, and I’m looking forward to doing it here with the Los Angeles Dodgers as well. “It’s really hard because I never wanted to make a big conference or anything like that, but I just wanted to be clear with the guys and with everybody in this clubhouse. “This was it, so I’m ready to move on and start the next chapter of my career.” Rojas, an international amateur free agent signing from Venezuela, played 85 games in his rookie season from the Dodgers in 2014. He was then traded to the Miami Marlins , where he would spend the next eight-years of his career, posting 11.4 WAR. He would then be traded back to the Dodgers in 2023, where he would close out his career. He retires with 1048 hits, 61 home runs, 386 RBI’s and a .677 OPS, more known for his stellar defense than his bat. Rojas denied of single plate appearance in final game Rojas was awarded with the start in Game 4 of the series, playing second base and batting seventh in the linuep. Kyle Tucker lead off the second inning with a single, which prompted Brewers manager Pat Murphy to pull his left-handed pitcher out of the game. With runners on first and second, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts opted to pinch-hit Rojas for the left-handed Max Muncy. Muncy went on to strike out, but the Dodgers scored their four runs on a subsequent single from Andy Pages and homer from Shohei Ohtani . Rojas retires as a Chavez Ravine hero, in Game 7 of last year’s World Series, he hit a game-tying home run off Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning. As the veteran infielder embarks on his next chapter he leaves behind a respected 13-year playing career defined by leadership, defensive reliability, and clutch postseason moments.