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Dodgers to make playoff roster cut but hope injured World Series hero isn’t it

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Harris, J. (2026, October 10). Dodgers to make playoff roster cut but hope injured World Series hero isn’t it. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/sports/dodgers-miguel-rojas-nlcs-brewers/

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The Dodgers are set to make a roster decision for their upcoming National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers by cutting one position player. Manager Dave Roberts expressed hope that veteran infielder Miguel Rojas, who suffered a back injury during Game 3 of the NL Division Series, will be fit enough to remain on the roster despite being questionable. During Friday’s workout at Dodger Stadium, Rojas participated in ground ball drills and batting practice, showing improvement but still needing further evaluation before Saturday's travel to Milwaukee. If Rojas is cleared, the team will add a 13th pitcher for the series, likely cutting Hyeseong Kim from the roster.
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The Dodgers are planning to cut a position player from their playoff roster for the upcoming National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, as they prepare to carry 13 pitchers instead of the previous 12. Veteran infielder Miguel Rojas remains questionable due to a back injury he sustained in Game 3 of the NL Division Series, leaving him unavailable for Game 4. However, manager Dave Roberts reported that an MRI revealed no new injuries but "stuff that he has had prior history" with. Rojas participated in ground balls and batting practice on Friday, which was encouraging, though the team awaits another workout to confirm his readiness before finalizing the NLCS roster. The Dodgers are cautious about adding Rojas if he cannot stay healthy throughout the series due to MLB's playoff rules.

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“While both articles discuss roster changes for the Dodgers' NLCS against Milwaukee, they describe different stages of the decision-making process and outcomes.”
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🔮 What Friedman didn’t do, however, was say that the Dodgers would be all-in on Skubal this winter, or that they would do whatever it takes to lock him up in a free agency process that is expected to end with the soon-to-be 30-year-old breaking Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s record guarantee of $325 million for a pitcher.
🔮 After the team was eliminated from the National League Championship Series last week, Ohtani said he was not sure if he would need any offseason procedures.
🔮 When a new CBA is struck, and what changes to the league’s financial structure it could possibly entail, is still anyone’s guess.
🔮 This season, the group couldn’t replicate that success, enduring adversity during an injury-plagued regular season and then failure against a relentless Brewers offense in the team’s National League Championship Series elimination.
🔮 “Yes, definitely,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton on Thursday night, when asked if he intended to return to pitching in 2027.
🔮 Rojas will remain in the Dodgers’ organization moving forward, having agreed to transition into player development after 2026 when he re-signed as a free agent with the club this winter.
🔮 Instead, despite a 100-win regular season and league-record $432 million payroll, the two-time defending champions were eliminated in the National League Championship Series by the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, ending their bid for history and sending them into an uncertain offseason –– one that could include an extended lockout, notable changes to the roster, and existential questions about how to retool around their aging veteran core.
🔮 Just a fourth-straight loss and an embarrassing elimination that will send the Dodgers into a long, regretful winter full of future uncertainty.
🔮 After striking out in his first at-bat Thursday night, Ohtani delivered the kind of moment the Dodgers had been waiting for all October, unloading on a down-and-in cutter from ex-Dodger Dustin May to give the Dodgers an early 4-0 lead in their elimination game.
🔮 Whenever the offseason arrives, notable changes could be coming to the Dodgers’ clubhouse. Freeman and Muncy won’t be going anywhere, nor will other core veterans such as Mookie Betts, Will Smith or Shohei Ohtani. But Miguel Rojas is likely to retire.
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But, Roberts also noted that an MRI revealed no new injury in Rojas’ back — just “stuff that he has had prior history” with — and reiterated that he was “encouraged, again, with what I saw today.” If Rojas is good to go, then the Dodgers will have to trim another position player from their roster for the NLCS, with the team planning to carry 13 pitchers for the best-of-seven matchup instead of the 12 it had for the five-game divisional round.
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🔮 “We’ve just got to be certain that if we do have him on [the roster], he can stay healthy,” Roberts said, wary of the possibility of having to remove Rojas from the roster mid-series because of his injury, which would leave him ineligible for a potential World Series under MLB’s playoff roster rules.

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The Dodgers are planning to cut a position player from their playoff roster for their upcoming National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. asserted
Dodgers → plan → Brewers
For now, though, they are hopeful that injured veteran infielder Miguel Rojas won’t have to be the casualty. asserted
Rojas → have → ?
Rojas remains questionable to be on the Dodgers’ NLCS roster, according to manager Dave Roberts, after he suffered a back injury in Game 3 of the NL Division Series this past week that left him unavailable for the team’s series-clinching victory in Game 4 over the Braves. However, during a video conference with reporters on Friday, Roberts said Rojas is feeling better and took “a step in the right direction” during a team workout at Dodger Stadium. uncertain
Rojas → remain → Stadium
“Today was encouraging,” Roberts said. asserted
Roberts → say → ?
“He took ground balls and took a couple rounds of BP. asserted
He → take → BP
So that was good to see.” asserted
that → see → ?
Roberts emphasized that there is “nothing definitive” yet on Rojas’ status for the best-of-seven matchup against the Brewers, with the team waiting to see how he comes through another workout on Saturday after they travel to Milwaukee ahead of Game 1. asserted
they → emphasize → Game
“We’ve just got to be certain that if we do have him on [the roster], he can stay healthy,” Roberts said, wary of the possibility of having to remove Rojas from the roster mid-series because of his injury, which would leave him ineligible for a potential World Series under MLB’s playoff roster rules. asserted
which → get → rules
But, Roberts also noted that an MRI revealed no new injury in Rojas’ back — just “stuff that he has had prior history” with — and reiterated that he was “encouraged, again, with what I saw today.” If Rojas is good to go, then the Dodgers will have to trim another position player from their roster for the NLCS, with the team planning to carry 13 pitchers for the best-of-seven matchup instead of the 12 it had for the five-game divisional round. asserted
it → note → round
The most likely candidate would be Hyeseong Kim, who was called up from Triple-A for the NLDS to serve as a pinch-running and defensive specialist. asserted
who → call → specialist
All the Dodgers’ other reserves (besides unused backup catcher Hunter Feduccia) made important contributions to their NLDS triumph — including rookie sensation Josue De Paula, who drew a pinch-hit walk during Wednesday’s go-ahead seventh-inning rally in Game 4. asserted
who → make → Game
As for the extra pitcher the Dodgers could add: Justin Wrobleski, Emmet Sheehan and Jack Dreyer would figure to be the foremost candidates. uncertain
Wrobleski → add → pitcher
“After we get off this call,” Roberts said Friday afternoon, “I’m gonna get with the guys and figure out what arm we’re going to add.” asserted
we → get → arm
Rojas initially got hurt while playing second base in Game 3 on Tuesday — in what was his second straight start for the two-time defending champions as an extra right-handed bat in their lineup against an opposing left-handed starter. asserted
what → hurt → starter
He said he tweaked his back while fielding a critical ground ball that got the Dodgers out of a fifth-inning jam, then felt continued discomfort after fouling a pitch off in an eighth-inning at-bat that ultimately forced him out of the game. asserted
that → say → game
Rojas was initially optimistic the issue would be minor, but woke up on the morning of Game 4 feeling “sore and uncomfortable,” preventing him from partaking in any baseball activities that day. asserted
issue → wake → activities
“Tomorrow we will know a little bit more about where my back is,” he said during the team’s clubhouse celebration on Wednesday night. asserted
he → know → night
“We still have a plane flight, there’s another workout, and there’s no deadline right now; we’re not up against it,” Roberts said. asserted
Roberts → have → it
“So we have time to ultimately make that decision.” asserted
we → have → decision
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