"The biggest play was the last one. With one out in the ninth and Toronto's Addison Barger at second base, representing the tying run, Andrés Giménez sliced a broken-ball liner to left field. The Dodgers' Kiké Hernández got a great jump on the ball and made a running catch, followed by a poor throw to second in an attempt to double off Barger. The ball took a tricky hop but Rojas stuck with it, catching the ball behind his left knee and hanging on as the retreating Barger knocked him to the ground. Rojas rolled on his back and pumped him right arm three times in celebration."
""I was coming in full speed so I didn't want to really throw hard, because I was probably going to throw it over his head," Hernández said. "Unbelievable pick by Miggy. I didn't give him the best of throws." "Yeah, pretty epic ending there," Rojas added with a smile."
"Miguel Rojas' four outstanding defensive plays lifted the Dodgers to a 3-1 World Series victory over Toronto, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7. The utility player's most dramatic moment came in the ninth inning, when he snared a throw from left field behind his left knee to preserve the win. For Rojas, who turns 37 next season, the performance extended his time as a Dodger one more day as he faces free agency after the World Series."
Miguel Rojas, a utility defender, made four key defensive plays that preserved a 3-1 Dodgers victory and forced a decisive Game 7. Rojas fielded the final play after Kiké Hernández's running catch and poor throw to second, securing the ball behind his left knee despite a tricky hop and contact from the retreating runner. Rojas rolled on his back and celebrated by pumping the runner's right arm three times. Manager Dave Roberts credited Rojas with providing an energy infusion. Rojas turns 37 next season and faces free agency after the World Series.
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