'it Wasn't Just My Name.' Why Miguel Rojas Was Bothered By Erroneous Suspension Report

PHOENIX — Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas addressed an erroneous study from earlier successful nan week pinch knowing while besides making his feelings clear.

On Monday, a elder shot writer astatine The Athletic misidentified Rojas arsenic nan recipient of an 80-game suspension for nan usage of a banned constituent connected X, nan societal media level formerly known arsenic Twitter. It was successful truth Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas who had tested affirmative for Boldenone. The writer, Evan Drellich, quickly deleted nan station and corrected it.

“I’m not disappointment because of nan report, because we are each humans and we make mistakes,” Rojas said Wednesday greeting successful beforehand of his locker astatine Camelback Ranch. “I was expecting a small spot much of an apology, not conscionable to me, but nan organization. Because it wasn’t conscionable my name, it was beautiful clear that it says, ‘Miguel Rojas from nan Los Angeles Dodgers.’ And I don’t deliberation anybody successful this statement should beryllium benignant of freaking retired and jumping retired of their seats for nan six aliases 7 minutes that it happened.”

Rojas saw nan correction station arsenic an opportunity to rumor that apology.

“It wasn’t conscionable my name, it was nan statement that I correspond too, and that’s really important to me,” he said. “So that’s nan only point that I’m benignant of bothered [by].”

Later connected Wednesday, Drellich followed up with different post: “To Miguel Rojas and nan Dodgers, I sincerely and publically apologize. I’ve reached retired to Miguel, nan Dodgers and Miguel’s supplier to opportunity nan same. Once again, I’m sorry.”

In nan midst of nan fallout from nan report, Rojas watched Team Venezuela, who he would person represented successful nan World Baseball Classic if it weren’t for security issues, win nan tourney pinch a victory against nan United States successful Tuesday’s final.

“It was really typical to spot my kids benignant uncovering joyousness successful that infinitesimal that nan 3rd onslaught was called,” he said, noting that his children were calved successful nan United States. “And they felt Venezuelan nan aforesaid arsenic I did, and each different family successful Venezuela.”

Rojas said he’d moved connected aft nan security snag.

“When I made my past post, erstwhile I came to outpouring training, I made a determination of being different instrumentality and supporting from immoderate anyplace that I was going to be,” he said. “Because I knew I wasn’t going to beryllium location anymore. So I had to benignant of region myself from nan anticipation of playing, and now I’m conscionable becoming different Venezuelan pulling for a squad that are getting fresh and preparing for thing for illustration that.”