{"id":22192,"date":"2024-12-30T04:28:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T04:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=22192"},"modified":"2024-12-30T04:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T04:28:23","slug":"report-dodgers-fan-favorite-free-agent-sends-heartfelt-message-to-la-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=22192","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Dodgers Fan Favorite Free Agent Sends Heartfelt Message to LA Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3705,h_2084,x_0,y_49\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_dodgers\/01jg7rmd9a9kfa5x6xf8.jpg\" alt=\"In this story:\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dodgers fans immediately fell in love with utility Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez when he joined Los Angeles for the second half of the 2023 season. The Boston Red Sox traded Hern\u00e1ndez for right-handed pitchers Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>This was not Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s first time playing for the Dodgers as he played six seasons with the franchise from 2015-20. When he returned to the Dodgers, Hern\u00e1ndez excelled, especially in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with The Shop on YouTube, Hern\u00e1ndez expressed his love for the Dodgers fanbase. Although Hern\u00e1ndez does not have the longest baseball resume, he appreciates the unwavering support Dodgers fans have given him.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFrom the moment I got to L.A., it was a humbling experience for me to have a fanbase that embraces me and loves me the way that they do,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cI\u2019m a guy that I\u2019m probably a better player than what the back of my card says numbers-wise. I bring more to the table than my stats, and the way that they love me, you\u2019d think that I am the best player on the field each and every day I step on a baseball field.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the 2023 season, Hern\u00e1ndez was a free agent. Just a month before Opening Day, the Dodgers signed Hern\u00e1ndez to a one-year contract to keep in Los Angeles for 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The signing paid off for the Dodgers. In the postseason, Hern\u00e1ndez averaged .294 while hitting two home runs and six RBIs. With Hern\u00e1ndez on the roster, the Dodgers won their eighth World Series title in franchise history. Hern\u00e1ndez contributed to two of those titles in 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Hern\u00e1ndez said he felt his postseason contributions would be the best form of repayment for Dodgers fans.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing more that I appreciate than everything they throw my way. From the bottom of my heart, I\u2019ve always said I never know how to repay this fanbase for the way that they love me,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cBut this year, signing late, coming into Spring Training late, and joining a team that has a lot of expectations, I figured the best way to repay this fanbase was when I get my chance in October, I do my thing and help this team win. I feel like I did just that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hern\u00e1ndez remains an available free agent on the market, but has expressed a strong desire to stay with the Dodgers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodgers fans immediately fell in love with utility Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez when he joined Los Angeles for the second half of the 2023 season. 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