Josh Rojas #5

Joshua Luke Rojas...attended Paradise Valley (Ariz.) Community College (2013-15) and became the first Puma in school history to make the Major Leagues and the fourth player drafted...is a 2013 graduate of Millennium High School in Goodyear, Ariz...hit .379 with eight doubles, two triples, four home runs, 18 RBIs and 38 runs scored as a senior…also played one season of soccer and football.

2023

Hit .245 (77x314) with 17 doubles, four home runs, 40 RBIs, 12 stolen bases and 27 walks between Seattle and Arizona this season...Slashed .272/.321/400 with four doubles and four home runs in 46 games with Seattle...Recorded his first home run of the season and first as a Mariner on Aug. 15 at Kansas City...Acquired by Seattle from Arizona on July 31 along with OF Dominic Canzone and INF Ryan Bliss in exchange for RHP Paul Sewald...Recorded a 12-game streak of safely reaching base on April 4-18 w/ Arizona... hitting .404 with six doubles, seven RBIs, four walks and two stolen bases...Recorded a four-game walking streak on Sept. 4-7...tied for a career high...Made two pitching appearances this season with Arizona...tossing 2.0 inning allowing four runs, one walk and one strikeout...Appeared in all three games against Chicago-AL...hitting .539 (7x13) with one double, one home run, four RBIs, one stolen base in the series at Guaranteed Rate Field...Batted .255 (13x51) with two home runs, eight RBIs, five walks and one stolen base in 12 games with Triple-A Reno.

2022

Hit .269 (119-for-443) with 25 doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 56 RBI, 55 walks and 23 stolen bases in his second full season with Arizona…set career highs in average, RBI and stolen bases...Ranked tied for fifth in the NL in stolen bases (also: Jake McCarthy)...His 17 consecutive stolen bases without a caught stealing from May 6-Aug. 17 tied the longest streak by a D-back to start a season (also: Tim Locastro; April 7-Sept. 29, 2019)…His .372 (16-for-43) average with runners in scoring position with two outs ranked seventh in the Majors...Collected eight three-hit performances, the most among all D-back players...Made 84 starts at third base, 26 at second and four at DH...Began the season on the 10-day injured list (strained right oblique)…Reinstated on May 5… reached base safely in 19 of his first 21 games (.383 OBP; 20 hits and 11 walks).

2021

Hit .264 (128-for-484) with 32 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 44 RBI in 139 games in his second full season with the D-backs... Made 37 starts at second base, 33 at shortstop, 27 in right field and 12 in left... Was one of four players to make 25 starts in at least three different positions, including one infield and one outfield spot, joining teammate Pavin Smith, Kris Bryant and Luis Arraez [source: Elias Sports Bureau]... Tied for fifth in the NL with 33 hits in May and tied for sixth with 13 extra-base hits... Career-best 11-game hitting streak (.429; 18-for-42) from April 29-May 12... Tied the club’s 9.0-inning record with four walks July 18 vs. Cubs (seventh time; third leadoff hitter - also: Jean Segura and Kelly Johnson).

2020

Appeared in 17 games in his second season with the D-backs, hitting .180 (11-for-61) with 2 RBI and 9 runs scored...Made 8 starts at second base, 2 at shortstop and 1 in left field…did not commit an error in 32 total chances...Placed on the 10-day injured list with low-back inflammation on Sept. 22 and missed the remainder of the season.

2019

Played 41 games in his first Major League season with Arizona, hitting .217 with 7 doubles, 2 home runs and 16 RBI...Acquired on July 31 from the Astros...Played in 105 games between Triple-A Reno, Triple-A Round Rock (Astros) and Double-A Corpus Christi (Astros), hitting .332 AVG/.418 OBP/.606 SLG with 33 doubles, 23 homers, 83 RBI and 33 stolen bases...Named to MLB Pipeline’s Prospect Team of the Year (First Team) and Baseball America’s Minor League All-Star Second Team.