{"id":2226296,"date":"2026-01-07T21:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2226296"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:20:16","slug":"josh-rojas-signs-minor-league-deal-with-royals-josh-rojas-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/josh-rojas-signs-minor-league-deal-with-royals-josh-rojas-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Rojas signs minor league deal with Royals &#8211; Josh Rojas News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pull-left hidden-phone\" style=\"margin: 0 20px 10px 0;\">\n<p>                    <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/players\/josh-rojas.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.fantasypros.com\/images\/players\/mlb\/26964\/headshot\/70x70.png\" alt=\"Josh Rojas\"\/><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #878787; font-size: 13px;\">\n                      by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/news\/correspondents\/david-leisering.php\">David Leisering<\/a> | <span>Wed, Jan 7th 3:43pm EST<\/span>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; clear: both;\">\n                        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/players\/josh-rojas.php\">Josh Rojas<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"fp-player-link fp-id-26964\" fp-player-name=\"Josh Rojas\"\/> has signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. The contract includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Feinsand\/status\/2008986813441167631?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Feinsand on X<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INF\/OF Josh Rojas has agreed to a Minor League deal with the Royals, per source. Rojas gets a non-roster invite to big-league camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Feinsand\/status\/2008986813441167631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14px; margin:10px 0px;\">\n<p><b>Fantasy Impact:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rojas heads to Kansas City after playing in the White Sox&#8217; organization last season. He played 69 games in Chicago and batted just .180 in 211 plate appearances. However, Rojas has had success at the big league level as he is a .241 lifetime hitter in more than 2,300 plate appearances. In 2021 and 2022, Rojas hit a combined .266 with 20 home runs and 32 stolen bases with the Diamondbacks. He will attempt to fill a utility role on the Royals&#8217; opening day roster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #878787; position: relative;\"><small>Category:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/transactions.php\">Transactions<\/a><\/small> |<br \/>\n<small>More <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/players\/josh-rojas.php\">Josh Rojas<\/a>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/news\/josh-rojas.php\">News<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/players\/josh-rojas.php\">Rankings<\/a><span class=\"hidden-phone\">, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/projections\/josh-rojas.php\">Projections<\/a><\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/mlb\/stats\/josh-rojas.php\">Stats<\/a><\/small><span class=\"pull-right fp-vote-container\" data-itemid=\"n-564412\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n      var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n      if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n      js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n      js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n      fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.fantasypros.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by David Leisering | Wed, Jan 7th 3:43pm EST Josh Rojas has signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. The contract includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training. (Mark Feinsand on X) INF\/OF Josh Rojas has agreed to a Minor League deal with the Royals, per source. 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