Dodgers notes: Miguel Rojas, Ben Casparius
May 8, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas (72) hugs his son Aaron after throwing the ceremonial first pitch before the game against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images LOS ANGELES — Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas left Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves after seven innings, feeling something in his hip earlier in the game. Rojas said he first felt it coming out of the batters box in the second inning, then again in the fifth inning while trying to turn a double play at second base.
He described it as more a dead leg feeling, while manager Dave Roberts called it a “hip flexor, quad thing. ” Either way, Rojas and the Dodgers don’t expect him to miss much time, if at all. Roberts said the plan is for Rojas to start during the series against the San Francisco Giants when left-hander Robbie Ray starts.
Ray started Friday night, which lines him up for either Wednesday or Thursday night in Los Angeles. Rojas this season is 10-for-31 with three doubles and a home run against southpaws, though is hitless in his last 12 such at-bats. Rojas was involved heavily in Friday night’s win .
He reached on an error in the fifth inning, and scored the go-ahead run on an elongated headfirst slide at home plate on a single by Shohei Ohtani. Shohei delivers! pic.
twitter. com/ZSPf8AYQzq — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 9, 2026 It was also his bobblehead night, with fans at Dodger Stadium receiving a bobblehead commemorating Rojas’s Game 7-tying home run in the ninth inning in Toronto. The enormity of that moment was evident on Friday, based on the crowd reaction at Dodger Stadium at various moments, including when World Series highlights were shown on screen.