Joshua Rojas


Joshua Luke Rojas is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.

Career

Rojas attended Millennium High School in Goodyear, Arizona and played college baseball at Paradise Valley Community College and the University of Hawaii. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2017, his senior year at Hawaii, he hit.294 with five home runs and 25 RBIs in fifty games.

Houston Astros

After the season, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 26th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.
Rojas made his professional debut with the Quad Cities River Bandits and also played in four games for the Fresno Grizzlies. In 56 games for the year, he hit.261 with ten home runs and forty RBIs. He played 2018 with the Buies Creek Astros and Corpus Christi Hooks, earning Texas League All-Star honors. In 130 total games between both teams, he slashed.263/.351/.408 with eight home runs, 55 RBIs, and 38 stolen bases. He started 2019 with Corpus Christi before being promoted to the Round Rock Express.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On July 31, 2019, Rojas was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks and cash considerations in exchange for Zack Greinke.
On August 12, 2019, the Diamondbacks selected Rojas' contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that night versus the Colorado Rockies.