{"id":110306,"date":"2025-10-13T07:10:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110306"},"modified":"2025-10-13T07:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:10:03","slug":"breaking-news-dodgers-manager-gives-a-crucial-update-on-kike-hernandezs-injury-just-before-the-nlcs-fans-are-anxious-to-know-if-hell-be-ready-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110306","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Dodgers manager gives a crucial update on Kik\u00e9 Hernandez\u2019s injury just before the NLCS Fans are anxious to know if he\u2019ll be ready to play"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b85514 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"8b85514\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fe261a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66fe261a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a8ba46 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78a8ba46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dodgers Manager Provides Kik\u00e9 Hernandez Injury Update Ahead of NLCS<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b36f93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"38b36f93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e5df06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69e5df06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a723cb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a723cb2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0aa4c elementor-widget__width-initial main-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"5a0aa4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers manager\u00a0Dave Roberts\u00a0gave an injury update on utility man Kik\u00e9 Hernandez ahead of the Dodgers\u2019 NLCS matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts said Hernandez is healthy, and the extra few days they got off after their NLDS win helped him recover. Hernandez limped around in the box in the 11th inning of Game 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=AaronJColoma&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1977151688692953409&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-manager-provides-kike-hernandez-injury-update-ahead-of-nlcs%2F2025%2F10%2F12%2F&amp;sessionId=8345c333d3885af70658cc5fcf3a98a551522fbc&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1977151688692953409\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This update is great news for the Dodgers as Hernandez has played in every game this postseason, and has been a key contributor on both offense and defense.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez is 7-for-22 at the plate for a .318 average, and has an OPS of .809. He has recorded a hit in all of the Dodgers\u2019 postseason games but one so far.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran struggled with injury earlier in the postseason as well, leaving Game 1 of the Wild Card series with an apparent back injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers could make the decision to give Hernandez some extra rest during the NLCS should his condition worsen, in which case they would likely turn to\u00a0Max Muncy\u00a0and Alex Call, who would start at third base and in left field respectively. They\u2019ll hope that\u2019s not the case though, as Hernandez has proven himself as an important part of this team.<\/p>\n<p>President of baseball operations\u00a0Andrew Friedman\u00a0spoke about Hernandez and the important role he plays ahead of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cI think we\u2019ve all seen the level of focus and energy that Kik\u00e9 brings, especially in October, big factor in wanting to bring him back this offseason,\u201d<\/em> Friedman said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019s had a good little run here lately and feels like his swing\u2019s in a better spot. And his ability to kind of slow things down and take what the pitcher gives and then also add really good defense on top of it is something we felt really comfortable betting on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodgers Manager Provides Kik\u00e9 Hernandez Injury Update Ahead of NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers manager\u00a0Dave Roberts\u00a0gave an injury update on utility man Kik\u00e9 Hernandez ahead of the Dodgers\u2019&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS: Dodgers manager gives a crucial update on Kik\u00e9 Hernandez\u2019s injury just before the NLCS Fans are anxious to know if he\u2019ll be ready to play - 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