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Dodgers: Miguel Rojas Shares Special Gift Following Clayton Kershaw's No-Hitter

Miguel Rojas is ready to re-live the special moment.

Ryan Menzie

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In 2022, Clayton Kershaw was on the verge of throwing a perfect game after 80 pitches. The frenzy bursting through social media is one Dodgers manager Dave Roberts may never be able to let down despite Kershaw still being on a Hall of Path.

Of course Kershaw has had his fair share of greatness as he threw his only career no-hitter against the Rockies in 2014. A special moment newly acquired and former Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas was a part of. 

Kershaw gets the glory but at the end of the day it was a full team effort to create this special moment. A moment that will go down as one of the best moments in not only Kershaw's but Rojas' career as well (via Talkin' Baseball).

"I reached out to Clayton Kershaw. He was the only one that played with me in '14. We created this bond that is going to exist forever. His only big league no-hitter happened with me at third base. I just wanted to tell him that I can't wait to play behind him. I've always said Clayton Kershaw is the best left handed pitcher I've ever played behind. For me, playing behind Kershaw is going to be one of the things that I'm always going to remember from 2014." 

Never short of gratitude, Kershaw gifted the entire team and Rojas sent a friendly reminder of how big the moment truly was. 

"10 years after, this is just a blessing. I reached out to him and I sent him a picture of a bottle that he gave the team a bottle of scotch that has an inscription. Thanks for having my back. I sent him a picture of that and I told him 'Hey Kersh, it's time to do this again'." 

Moments like this are what most pitchers dream of, but whenever Kershaw is out on the field there's no counting him out. Perhaps Rojas can be the magical piece to have Kershaw reach the pinnacle once again. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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