When the Dodgers acquired Miguel Rojas this offseason, the understanding was that the only thing possibly preventing Rojas from playing for Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic was the health of his wrist, which was injured last season and required two surgeries this winter. Once it was clear his wrist was doing well, Rojas was full steam ahead towards playing in the WBC.
That all changed this week, when Los Angeles shortstop Gavin Lux went down with a torn ACL in his right knee that will cause him to miss the entire season.