Miguel Rojas repeats as winner of sentimental Dodgers award

"Miguel Rojas was named the winner of the 20th annual Roy Campanella Award, which is annually given to the Los Angeles Dodgers player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame catcher. Dodgers uniformed personnel votes for the winner who's deemed the "Most Inspirational Dodger." Rojas will be presented with the award by Campanella's daughter, Joni Campanella Roan, and his grandson, J.T. Campanella, during a pregame ceremony at Dodger Stadium on Saturday."

"Rafael Furcal received the inaugural Roy Campanella Award in 2006 and since then it has been awarded to Russell Martin (2007), James Loney (2008), Juan Pierre (2009), Carroll (2010), Matt Kemp (2011), A.J. Ellis (2012), Kershaw (2013-2014), Zack Greinke (2015), Utley (2016, 2018), Turner (2017, 2019-2020), Chris Taylor (2021), Freddie Freeman (2022) and Jason Heyward (2023). Rojas returned to the Dodgers in 2023 and signed a two-year contract, reuniting him with the organization where he made his MLB debut on June 8, 2014."

"Rojas returned to the Dodgers in 2023 and signed a two-year contract, reuniting him with the organization where he made his MLB debut on June 8, 2014. The Dodgers exercised a team option on Rojas to keep him under contract for the 2025 season. In addition to contributions on the field, Rojas has taken on a leadership role since returning three years ago, instituting celebratory toasts in the clubhouse when when the team wins a series or completes a sweep."

Miguel Rojas received the 20th annual Roy Campanella Award, voted by Dodgers uniformed personnel as the team's Most Inspirational Dodger, and will be presented the trophy by Joni Campanella Roan and J.T. Campanella during a pregame ceremony at Dodger Stadium. Rojas also won the award last season, becoming one of the few back-to-back winners and the fourth multi-time recipient alongside Clayton Kershaw, Justin Turner and Chase Utley. At 36 he is tied as the second-oldest winner. Rojas returned to the Dodgers in 2023 on a two-year contract and the team exercised an option for 2025. He has added clubhouse leadership, instituting celebratory toasts.

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