Miguel Rojas Can’t Wait to Help Mookie Betts Thrive in Dodgers Infield Next Year

Mookie Betts made starts at shortstop, second base, and right field throughout the season. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes revealed that Betts will return to the infield in 2025.

When Betts moved to shortstop for the first time in his MLB career, Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas helped him transition to the new position. The 35-year-old veteran expressed his excitement about Betts moving back to the infield. 

“Knowing that Mookie is going to be back, it makes me happy. It makes me excited to keep working with him and to keep going at it with Mookie at short and second base, because I know how better he got when the time was there,” Rojas said to Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain. “Imagine now that we can work in the offseason. He’s going to be working on his own throughout this time, and he’s going to be really good at wherever he has to play.”

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Although Betts is a six-time Gold Glove winner, he initially struggled at shortstop. He had not played the position since he was in high school. One of the Dodgers infield coaches, Dino Ebel, credited Rojas for Betts’ improvement at the position. 

Rojas told McKain that he wants to play at least two more seasons and retire as a Dodger. After his career as a player, Rojas wants to join the Dodgers’ coaching staff. His ultimate goal is to eventually be a manager for an MLB team.

“Another thing that I want to do is stay in as a coach with the team after I’m done playing,” Rojas said to Dodgers Nation. “So that’s something that I’m kind of putting together.”

Rojas will get a glimpse into the life of an MLB coach as he continues to mentor Betts next season.

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