{"id":32294,"date":"2025-02-10T06:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32294"},"modified":"2025-02-10T06:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:55:16","slug":"breaking-kike-hernandezs-return-and-its-impact-on-the-dodgers-active-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32294","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Kik\u00e9 Hernandez\u2019s Return and Its Impact on the Dodgers&#8217; Active Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It\u2019s official: Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez is coming back to the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An offseason that could not have been more sweet for a team coming off its eighth World Series title in franchise history just got infinitely sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>Per The Athletic\u2019s Fabian Ardaya on X, the fan favorite utility man is back in Dodger blue on a one-year deal, pending a physical.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter 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Starting Sept. 1. through the end of the regular season, clubs are able to carry 28 players, with a limit of 14 pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>With the core players obviously safe from not making the Opening Day team, a few outliers are now a part of a conversation about where they will end up when the 2025 campaign begins.<\/p>\n<p>Hyeseong Kim, James Outman, Chris Taylor, and Andy Pages will seemingly be competing for two roster spots.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor is an interesting case as he\u2019s owed $15 million this season, his final year of a four-year, $60 million deal. 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