Joe Davis had incredibly heartwarming call of Miguel Rojas' web gem for Dodgers

On Wednesay, Miguel Rojas was the Dodgers' starting shortstop for their series finale against the Blue Jays, despite having unexpectedly lost his father just the day before. He announced the news on Instagram just a few hours before the Dodgers released their official lineup.

Dave Roberts and the Dodgers planned to play a man short on Wednesday — Rojas was away from the team for the second game of the series — but Rojas approached him and asked to play.

Dodgers players wore Rojas' father's initials on their caps. Stephen Nelson reported that on Tuesday night, after Rojas had returned to Toronto, the Dodgers toasted Miguel Rojas Sr. and prayed for his family.

Rojas went 0-for-3 with a walk, scoring on an RBI single for Will Smith, in the Dodgers' eventual 4-3 loss. In the bottom of the fifth, he made a great play at short, taking a grounder in shallow left field and making a tough throw to Freddie Freeman to nab George Springer at first.

Joe Davis said of the throw, "It looks like that ball had a little extra wings on it."

Joe Davis paid tribute to Miguel Rojas' late father after great play in Dodgers-Blue Jays finale

The Dodgers revealed later that Rojas had asked to play on Tuesday as well, but Roberts and Freddie Freeman talked him out of it. Rojas Sr.'s funeral was held on Wednesday in Venezuela, but Rojas is unsure if or when he'll make it back to his home country.

Of his request to play on Wednesday, Rojas said, "I decided to stay and do what my father would like me to do, which is play baseball. He's got a first-row seat to watch me play here in this special place that brought so many memories to my family."

He continued, "Every time he read news about me being good in the community and being good around the guys — that's what he was. He was a guy that was always there for people. He put other people ahead of himself and his good or benefits. He wanted to help every time. That's what I got from him. I always want to put my teammates and the people ahead of me. I don't really care about my personal success. I just want other people to be successful because I know if they're good, I'll be okay too."