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Miguel Rojas isn’t letting his feud with Jazz Chisholm affect his World Series
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Miguel Rojas isn’t letting his feud with Jazz Chisholm affect his World Series

Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. said in the spring in a feud fueled by the Marlins with Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas that Rojas was “not a good person.” Rojas responded to his longtime Miami teammate’s diatribe in the spring in an interview with The Post.

“I don’t really pay much attention to other people’s opinions except for the ones I really care about,” Rojas told The Post. “I can’t really tell you anything about his opinion because I don’t understand his opinion the way he talked.

“I feel like I know my worth,” Rojas added. “And I know what I bring to a team. Nobody needs to reinforce this.”


Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas (11) during team practice before Game 1 of the World Series.
Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas (11) during team practice before Game 1 of the World Series. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

Chisholm told The Pivot in the spring that, among other things, his former Miami teammate Rojas was “not a good captain, not a good person, not even a good athlete at this point.”

Others in Miami viewed their conflict not as good versus evil, but rather as a sort of new school (Chisholm) vs. old school (Rojas). They saw that Rojas didn’t appreciate Chisholm’s extra style, especially when the team was struggling. Rojas and a few other veterans on the young team tried to contain Chisholm, but Chisholm obviously thought Rojas was going too far. (Chisholm suggested in the spring that Rojas had ruined much of his time in Miami, but did not directly address the conflict when asked about it during the World Series.)


Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees reacts during the 9th inning of Game 2.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees reacts during the 9th inning of Game 2. Jason Scenes/New York Post

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Rojas has gone from captain of the Marlins to a smaller part of a championship team full of superstars, and he’s enjoying it. Before suffering a groin injury in the Division Series (requiring postseason surgery), he was the full-time shortstop.

He loves the approach in the Dodgers clubhouse.

“There are no egos in the locker room,” he said. “Everyone is pulling in the same direction.”

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