Miguel Rojas Doubles Down on Dodgers Breaking All-Time MLB Wins Record
Los Angeles Dodgers utility infielder Miguel Rojas has faith in his teammates when it comes breaking the all-time Major League Baseball wins record.
Rojas appeared on the Chris Rose Show earlier this offseason and said he expects the Dodgers to break the record of 116 shared by the 1906 Chicago Cubs (in a 152-game season) and the 2001 Seattle Mariners.
The veteran doubled down on that prediction on Tuesday at Camelback Ranch.
“If I wasn’t thinking that was a possibility, I wouldn’t have said it,” Rojas said. “You’ve seen teams that have won 116 before, right? It’s just four more games.
“I know how hard it is to win a baseball game in the big leagues. But I totally understand that we’re capable of winning baseball games. That’s what the Dodgers do. We win series. We win baseball games.
“At the end of the year, we’re going to see what our record is. But what I can tell you is, the mentality of everyone in this room is to win every single day.
“So if we can win 162, we’re going to try to win 162. I know that’s impossible and it’s really hard to win 120 games. But at the end of the day, that’s the expectations that we have.”
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The 1906 Cubs and 2001 Mariners both fell short of winning the World Series. Similarly, the Dodgers set a franchise record with 111 wins in 2022 but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Coming off their first World Series title in a full season since 1988, the Dodgers are ready to defend their title and win another.
With nearly half a billion dollars already invested in chasing MLB’s first back-to-back championship in 25 years, why stop now?
“To be honest with you, I think ownership did it for us,” Rojas said. “When they went out there and got all the free agents and re-signed the guys, they sent us a message. Like, ‘We’re not just happy winning one championship. We want to do more.”’
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