Miguel Rojas was a driving force behind the Dodgers’ championship run despite dealing with a adductor strain that kept him off the field for the majority of the playoffs.
As the team converged all together on the pitching mound of Yankee Stadium after the final out of Game 5, Rojas was seen with a flag of his native Venezuela wrapped around himself.
Rojas sat down with Chris Rose on the latest episode of “Chris Rose Rotation,” where the shortstop talked about what winning the World Series meant for him and his family, noting that the sacrifices his late mother and grandfather made while he was growing up in Venezuela ultimately paid off.
“I’m not just living out my dream. It’s about my whole family. My mom sacrificed, my grandfather sacrificed… they’re not here right now, but I’m pretty sure they were so happy and so excited to see me finally get to the final line, because this is what everybody’s dreaming for… When you finally get a championship, it’s when you can say, ‘Hey, the whole sacrifice was worth it.’”
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