The Dodgers have the NL West division in the bag. It’s been that way for the last two weeks as the team was left to just play out the string of regular season games before meaningful baseball returns in October. The primary goals for these Dodgers have been to stay ready and just not get hurt.
With Miguel Rojas getting drilled on the left hand by a 95 mph fastball on Friday night, it’s a frightening reminder that injuries are always possible when you’re on the field — that freak plays like the one that dislocated Max Muncy’s elbow on the final game of the season in 2021 can happen when the games don’t even mean anything.