Teoscar Hernandez: Working toward deal with Dodgers
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Hernandez and the Dodgers are working to "nail the final details of a contract," David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
No agreement is in place just yet, but bringing back Hernandez would be a significant upgrade to a Dodgers outfield that currently features Tommy Edman, Andy Pages and James Outman. Hernandez slashed .272/.339/.501 in the regular season with a career-high 33 home runs, 84 runs scored and 99 RBI during his first campaign with Los Angeles, and remaining in a lineup that boasts Shohei Ohtani (shoulder), Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts would certainly help Hernandez achieve similar totals in 2025.
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Teoscar Hernandez: Passes on qualifying offer
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Hernandez rejected the Dodgers' one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Hernandez has made his desire to stay with the Dodgers no secret and the team would also like to bring him back, but the veteran outfielder has his sights set on a multi-year contract this offseason. The 32-year-old slashed .272/.339/.501 with 33 home runs during the regular season for the Dodgers and clubbed three more long balls while driving in 12 runs in 16 postseason contests.
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Teoscar Hernandez: Receives qualifying offer
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The Dodgers extended Hernandez a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Hernandez has professed a desire to remain with the Dodgers, but he will likely decline the qualifying offer and seek a multi-year pact in free agency. If he winds up in another organization, the Dodgers will receive a draft pick.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Ties career high with 32nd homer
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Hernandez went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and a stolen base in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rockies.
He got the rout started by taking Cal Quantrill deep in the first inning. Since missing a handful of games earlier this month with an ankle injury, Hernandez has been locked in, slashing .321/.410/.604 over his last 14 contests with four homers, two steals, nine RBI and 10 runs. The 31-year-old also tied his career high Friday with his 32nd long ball of the year, and he has two more games at Coors Field to try and establish a new personal best.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Goes deep Sunday
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Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's win over the Rockies.
Hernandez got the Dodgers on the board with a solo home run off Antonio Senzatela in the fourth for his only hit of the afternoon. Hernandez now has three homers in his last seven games and has hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests while reaching base 17 times over that span. He also has six games with multiple strikeouts during that timeframe. Hernandez is now at 31 long balls for the season and is one away from tying the career-high mark he set in 2021.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Secures 30-homer season
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Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.
Hernandez's sixth-inning solo shot secured his second career 30-homer campaign, with the other coming in 2021 for the Blue Jays. The outfielder hasn't exactly surged to the mark, hitting just two long balls over 13 contests in September while being hampered by an ankle issue earlier in the month. He's added a .269/.335/.493 slash line with 92 RBI, 81 runs scored and 11 stolen bases through 146 games in a bounce-back year.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Not starting Thursday
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Hernandez isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Thursday's game versus Miami.
Hernandez went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Wednesday's win, putting an end to his six-game hitting streak. He'll now get a chance to catch his breath while Chris Taylor starts in left field and bats ninth.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Goes deep Sunday
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's 9-2 win over Alanta.
Hernandez's bat woke up at the right time, as he swatted a two-run homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth to put the Dodgers up 7-2. The home run was his first since Aug. 28 and puts him one away from reaching 30 for just the second time in his career. Hernandez now has a hit in all four games since returning to the lineup, including three extra-base hits, following a brief absence due to an ankle contusion. For the season, he's slashing .268/.333/.493 with 62 extra-base hits, 89 RBI, 77 runs, 11 steals and a 48:171 BB:K in 597 plate appearances.
Hernandez (ankle) is starting in left field and batting cleanup Wednesday against the Cubs.
The 31-year-old is returning to action Wednesday after sitting out four games due to a left ankle contusion, which he suffered Friday versus the Guardians when he was hit by a pitch. Hernandez, who has an .819 OPS with 28 homers in 138 games this season, is reclaiming a prominent spot in the Los Angeles lineup for the stretch run.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Sitting again Tuesday
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Hernandez (ankle) isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.
Manager Dave Roberts said previously that he expected Hernandez to be back in the starting lineup by Tuesday, but the 31-year-old outfielder will instead miss his fourth consecutive start since getting hit by a pitch in Friday's game. The Dodgers have yet to indicate that he will need to spend time on the injured list, though that could change if he doesn't return to the starting nine within the next few days. In the meantime, Andy Pages will get the starting nod in left field and bat fifth.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Held out again Monday
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Hernandez (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Hernandez will miss a third straight start as he continues to recover from a left ankle contusion. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had said previously he expected Hernandez back in action either Monday or Tuesday, but the outfielder will now be shooting for the latter date due to some lingering soreness. Hernandez will go through his normal routine Monday and should be cleared for the second game of the series if all goes according to plan, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Chris Taylor is in left field and batting ninth for Monday's series opener.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Hernandez (ankle) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
The 31-year-old will sit for the second straight game after he suffered a left ankle contusion during Friday's contest. Hernandez was initially expected to require a trip to the injured list, but he's currently considered day-to-day after an MRI and CT scan came back negative. Andy Pages is receiving a start in left field Sunday for Los Angeles.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Scans come back clean
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Hernandez said Saturday that an MRI and CT scan on his left ankle came back negative, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
There was initially concern that Hernandez would need to spend time on the injured list after he was hit by a pitch during Friday's contest. However, it now appears the 31-year-old outfielder escaped the incident with no more than a bruise. He'll likely remain out for the remainder of the Dodgers' series versus Cleveland, though there's a chance he returns to the starting nine against the Cubs on Monday or Tuesday.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Likely to need IL stint
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Hernandez (ankle) will likely be placed on the injured list, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Hernandez was hit in the foot with a pitch in the first inning Friday and left the game immediately. Manager Dave Roberts said Hernandez "isn't doing great" despite X-rays coming back negative. Chris Taylor entered the game in his place and is one of the players who could see more playing time in Hernandez's absence, along with Andy Pages.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Diagnosed with contusion
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Hernandez exited Friday's game against the Guardians due to a left foot contusion.
Hernandez was hit by an 81 mph slider in the first inning. He walked slowly to first base but was then pulled. It appears that he has avoided serious injury, though it's unclear if he will be available for Saturday's game.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Leaves Friday's game
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Hernandez exited Friday's game against the Guardians after being hit in the ankle by a pitch, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Hernandez took an 81 mph slider off his left ankle in the first inning. He walked slowly to first base but was ultimately removed from the game. Hernandez will likely undergo imaging to determine the severity of the injury.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Corrals five hits
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Hernandez went 5-for-5 with a double, a triple, a stolen base and two runs scored during Monday's 11-6 win over Arizona.
Hernandez logged five hits for the third time in his career and also tallied his second triple and 10th stolen base of the season. The performance was Hernandez's first multi-hit game since Aug. 21. Since the start of August, Hernandez has gone 33-for-108 (.306) with six homers, six steals, 18 RBI and 20 runs.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Drills three-run homer
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 6-4 win against Baltimore.
Hernandez capped Los Angeles' big third inning with a three-run blast to left-center field. The long ball was his 28th of the campaign, his second-highest total as a big-leaguer. Hernandez also has 87 RBI this season, so he has a shot of reaching the 30-homer, 100-RBI mark for the second time in his career.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Swats 27th homer
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's extra-inning loss to Tampa Bay.
Hernandez brought the Dodgers, who had fallen behind early, to within a run with his two-run shot to center field in the fourth inning. The long ball snapped an 11-game homerless stretch for the outfielder, who batted just .186 and had only one extra-base hit during the cold spell. Hernandez is up to 27 home runs on the season as he pursues the second 30-homer campaign of his career, and his first since 2021.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Scores twice, swipes seventh bag
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Hernandez went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.
Hernandez led off the bottom of the fourth with a single before stealing second and eventually coming around to score on a sacrifice fly from Will Smith. The outfielder would then add an RBI single with two outs in the fifth, giving him his sixth multi-hit performance this month. Hernandez is now batting .292 in August with four homers, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored. However, over his last seven games he's batting just .153 (4-for-26).
