{"id":70291,"date":"2025-06-17T02:50:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T02:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=70291"},"modified":"2025-06-17T02:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T02:50:06","slug":"report-dodgers-kike-hernandez-shows-support-for-immigrants-amid-los-angeles-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=70291","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Dodgers\u2019 Kike Hernandez shows support for immigrants amid Los Angeles protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>As the city of Los Angeles has featured protests in support of immigrants, Dodgers&#8217; Kike Hernandez has joined the fray on social media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kike-Hernandez-2.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Jun 20, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Kike Hernandez (8) runs to the dugout at the end of the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. 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Downing-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers are having success on the field, what&#8217;s happening in the city outside of sports has been the talk of the entire nation in regards to the massive protests battling President\u00a0Donald Trump&#8217;s immigration policy.<\/p>\n<p>As star Kike Hernandez is a huge part of the 2025 Dodgers roster, he used his platform to speak about the recent events in support of immigrants and critque the raids of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez would take to Instagram to speak on the aforementioned recent events and said he is\u00a0\u201csaddened and infuriated\u201d\u00a0to see how immigrants have been treated.<\/p>\n<p>From Puerto Rico, Hernandez would express how the city of Los Angeles has welcomed him with open arms, which pains him to see how immigrants are being \u201cviolated\u201d and emphasize how \u201call people deserve to be treated with respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI may not be Born &amp; Raised, but this city adopted me as one of their own,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez wrote. \u201cI am saddened and infuriated by what\u2019s happening in our country and our city. Los Angeles and Dodger fans have welcomed me, supported me, and shown me nothing but kindness and love. This is my second home. And I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused, and ripped apart. ALL people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity, and human rights. #CityOfImmigrants.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-5 px-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden h-[300px]\">\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?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1934106103836754131&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fdodgers-news-kike-hernandez-shows-support-for-immigrants-amid-los-angeles-protests&amp;sessionId=58f9545064bbe329dea3e2020c24c34fdd958fbb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1934106103836754131\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Dodgers&#8217; Dave Roberts on the recent events<\/h2>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-4\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3407133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3407133\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3407133\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roberts.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roberts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roberts.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roberts.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roberts.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roberts.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) stands in the dugout in the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3407133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Richard-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As\u00a0Hernandez plays in his second stint with the Dodgers, it was no doubt important to speak about the recent events happening in the country and to a community he feels is being \u201cripped apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts would also be asked about the protests and ICE raids in the city, and while admitting he doesn&#8217;t know everything about it, he understands how there would be\u00a0\u201cunrest\u201d during this time.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t know enough, to be quite honest with you,\u201d Roberts said, according to The Athletic.. \u201cI know that when you\u2019re having to bring people in and deport people, all the unrest, it\u2019s certainly unsettling for everyone. But I haven\u2019t dug enough and can\u2019t speak intelligently on it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At any rate, the Dodgers are currently 42-29, which puts them first in the NL West as they conclude the current series against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night in a rubber match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the city of Los Angeles has featured protests in support of immigrants, Dodgers&#8217; Kike Hernandez has joined the fray on social media. 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