Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas may have gotten the last word in his beef with New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. without saying â or even writing â a word.
Rojas and Chisholm were Miami Marlins teammates from 2020 to 2022, which were Chisholmâs first three major league seasons. During a podcast appearance in March, Chisholm made disparaging comments about a former Miami teammate he referred to as âthe team captain,â which was Rojasâ unofficial role with the Marlins at the time.
âTheyâre not a good captain, theyâre not a good person, youâre not even a good athlete at this point,â Chisolm said on âThe Pivot.â âYouâre just here and youâre bringing down the young guys that are supposed to be good.â
Last week, after Rojasâ Dodgers defeated Chisholmâs Yankees for the World Series championship, the Instagram feed for the news media company El Lineup posted a photo of Rojas with the Commissionerâs Trophy and a caption that recounted Chisholmâs comments from the spring.
âBaseball always puts everything in its place,â the post stated in Spanish.
On Sunday, Rojas put a screenshot of that post on his Instagram Stories. He captioned it only with three âshhâ emojis.
Chisholmâs portrayal of his ex-teammate contrasts to Rojasâ image as a clubhouse leader and managerial material over the past two seasons with the Dodgers. During the teamâs World Series victory rally at Dodger Stadium on Friday, manager Dave Roberts referred to Rojas as âthe glue to our ballclub.â
On Saturday, the Dodgers picked up the teamâs $5-million option to keep Rojas next season.
Sunday wasnât the first time Rojas responded to Chisholmâs comments. In late March, he was asked about the matter on âThe Chris Rose Rotationâ podcast.
âWhatever you want to say about me as a player, you can have that opinion,â Rojas said. âBut you saying that Iâm a bad person when you donât even know me, thatâs kind of what bothers me.â
Chisholm was traded from the Marlins to the Yankees in July. When the Dodgers-Yankees matchup was set for the Fall Classic, interest in Chisholmâs apparent comments about Rojas resurfaced.
While Chisholm declined to discuss the matter with reporters, Rojas told the New York Post: âI donât really pay much attention to peopleâs opinions, other than people I really care about. I canât really tell you anything about his opinions because I donât take his opinions the way he was talking.â
He added: âI feel like I know my value. And I know what I bring to a team. Nobody needs to reinforce that.â
After aggravating a left thigh sprain during the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres, Rojas was limited to playing only in Game 2 of the World Series, in which he got no hits in three at-bats. Chisholm started all five games and batted .238 with five hits, one home run, one run batted in and three runs scored.