Dodgers' Miguel Rojas confirms family safe after deadly Venezuela earthquakes
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Noah Haggerty
Summary
A pair of powerful earthquakes (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5) struck Venezuela's northern coastal state of La Guaira, collapsing over 770 buildings and killing at least 1,450 people. The wife and two children of Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas were visiting Venezuela at the time, along with his sister who lives there. Rojas confirmed his family members are safe, noting that two buildings collapsed just two blocks from where his family was staying.
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bskyDodgers' Miguel Rojas confirms family safe after deadly Venezuela earthquakeslatimes.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledLiterally two blocks away from where my family was, two buildings collapsed — the whole building.
All of Rojas' family members were OK, the Venezuelan native told reporters ahead of Friday's game against the Padres in San Diego.
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