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<\/p>\nCody Bellinger and Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez both played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2017-20. As teammates, Bellinger and Hern\u00e1ndez became World Series champions in 2020.<\/p>\n
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Bellinger was eventually non-tendered by the Dodgers in 2022 and picked up by the Chicago Cubs at the end of the offseason. However, Bellinger didn\u2019t leave the organization without picking up a skill from Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n
As Bellinger prepares to join the third team of his career, the New York Yankees, he shared with manager Aaron Boone that he willing to play practically anywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told [Boone] that wherever you need me to play, I\u2019ll play,\u201d Bellinger said at his introductory press conference. \u201cWhether it\u2019s left, center, or if [Aaron] Judge gets a DH day, I\u2019ll play right. If you need me at first, I\u2019ll play first. I enjoy doing that stuff. I think it helps the teams that I\u2019m on win.\u201d<\/p>\n
He revealed that he learned that skill from Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n
\u201cI learned a lot from Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez,\u201d Bellinger said. \u201cHe\u2019s probably one of the best players I\u2019ve seen at being able to roam all around the field and just be above-average or excellent in all the positions he plays. I got to see how it\u2019s possible, and I knew that I had the ability to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nHern\u00e1ndez left the Dodgers in 2021 and became an everyday starter with the Boston Red Sox. The utility man eventually returned to Los Angeles where he put his skills to good use, playing where he was needed on a star-studded roster.<\/p>\n
The beauty of Hern\u00e1ndez is he can play almost every position at a high level. If Freddie Freeman needs a day of rest, Hern\u00e1ndez can fill in. If Max Muncy goes down, Hern\u00e1ndez can fill in. There aren\u2019t many players in the majors that are as versatile as Hern\u00e1ndez. Additionally, there really isn\u2019t anybody that can flip a switch the way Hern\u00e1ndez does in October.<\/p>\n
While Bellinger joins the Bombers, the fate of Hern\u00e1ndez in free agency remains unknown. However, the utility man has shared he hopes to return to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
\u201cMain priority for me would probably be coming back,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said via The Shop. \u201cI think this team, the Dodgers are very well positioned to make another run and be the first back to back team since the New York Yankees in \u201999 and 2000. If not them, then somewhere where the team is positioned to go on a deep run in October, because I need to have October baseball. That\u2019s part of who I am. I\u2019m kind of addicted to playoff baseball and I need that in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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