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Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas speaks with a team trainer after leaving in the third inning of Game 3 of the NLDS against the Padres on Tuesday night. “We can’t look at the mountain — we just have to look at the task at hand, and that’s one pitch at a time,” Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts said after Tuesday night’s …

Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas throws to first base during a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. You have the confidence you can win them.” Sunday’s nail-biter of a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium had that pennant-race feel, the Dodgers breaking a scoreless tie with two fifth-inning runs off Cardinals ace Sonny Gray and …

Miguel Rojas is shining at shortstop. Will Dodgers keep him there when Mookie Betts returns?

It has been only two weeks since Miguel Rojas replaced the injured Mookie Betts as the Dodgers’ starting shortstop, more than enough time for the 35-year-old veteran to alter the makeup of the team’s infield come playoff time. “For me,” Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel said, “he’s one of the top five defensive shortstops in baseball.” Betts, for all his …

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Even with reduced playing time, Dodgers’ Miguel Rojas has become more valuable than ever

The defensive contributions of Miguel Rojas have been notable considering how little he has played this season, the Dodgers utility man accumulating two defensive runs saved in just 62 innings at second base and one defensive run saved in just 118 innings at shortstop, according to Fangraphs. Much of Rojas’ early work is with Betts, the six-time Gold Glove Award-winning …

Miguel Rojas celebrates with Jason Heyward after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at T-Mobile Park. After the Mariners chipped away later, getting back within one by scoring three times against the Dodgers’ own rookie starter, Bobby Miller, in 5 ⅔ innings, it was the …

Mookie Betts, right, greets teammates James Outman, center, and Miguel Rojas after hitting a grand slam Monday in the Dodgers’ 13-7 win over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. “Other teams could’ve just conceded and split the series,” manager Dave Roberts said, after his club took three of four games at Petco Park to move 11 games clear of …

Dodgers option slumping rookie Miguel Vargas. So who plays second base now?

What had increasingly felt like an inevitability in recent weeks became reality Sunday. The Dodgers optioned struggling rookie Miguel Vargas to triple-A Oklahoma City, after he entered the All-Star break batting.195 and in the midst of a five-for-63 slump. Now, they’ll have to reevaluate exactly who to play at second base in his absence, facing a key roster question less …

Mookie Betts starts in the infield and smashes two homers as Miguel Vargas struggles

Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts celebrates his third inning home while Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning and catcher Matt Thaiss look away at Dodger Stadium on Friday. Mookie Betts made his fourth consecutive start in the infield Friday night, a move that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said had more to do with second baseman Miguel Vargas’ month-long slump than Betts’ …

Even without that swing, Dodgers’ Miguel Vargas finding ways to nurture his talent

Miguel Vargas, throwing the ball in an exhibition against the Milwaukee Brewers on Feb. 25, is slated to start the season at second base for the Dodgers. “And I just think the value we’ve had to get him out there, get his legs under him and play some defense has been real beneficial.” Miguel Vargas of the Dodgers runs to …