LOS ANGELES — With the Los Angeles Dodgers on the brink and their season at risk of yet another early postseason exit, it was Kiké Hernández who spoke. As a young role player for a perennial contenders years ago, Hernández was known as a promising goofball whose game flashed as much as his jokes. He was the type of “glue guy” who helped the Dodgers of the late 2010s form into a juggernaut.
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Hernández left and tried making his way as an everyday player before returning last July to a familiar place. Free agency this winter issued a harsh judgment on him, with Hernández not signing with Los Angeles until
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