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Dodgers add Miguel Rojas to NLCS roster after back pain
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Miguel Rojas is on the Los Angeles Dodgers' NL Championship Series roster against Milwaukee after missing time with lower back pain. Manager Dave Roberts said Rojas worked out Saturday and was available for Sunday night's opener. The Dodgers also added left-hander Justin Wrobleski, giving them 13 pitchers. Infielder Hyeseong Kim was left off the 26-man roster.
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What It Means For You
- Dodgers fans will see Rojas available for infield duty in the NLCS after his late-series absence.
- Milwaukee kept the same 26-man roster it used against San Diego in the division series.
- Kim's omission limits defensive options despite his brief appearance against Atlanta.
What's Happening
- Rojas left Game 3 of the NL Division Series in Atlanta before imaging showed mostly prior back issues.
- Rojas, 37, hit a tying ninth-inning homer in last year's World Series Game 7 at Toronto.
- Wrobleski went 12-5 with a 3.66 ERA in 22 starts and six relief outings this season.
Roster limits in October baseball
- Teams can carry 26 players for each postseason series with selective additions.
- Roberts cited Wrobleski's length and prior postseason use against left-handed hitters.
- Rojas has said he is leaning toward retiring after this postseason.
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