Enrique “Kike” Hernandez remembered a call that changed his destiny with the Los Angeles Dodgers in MLB.
The Puerto Rican baseball player has been key both with his batting and with his defense both in the infield and in the outfield in the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs for the Los Angeles Dodgers to have qualified for the 2025 National League Championship Series.
The call that changed the fate of Kike Hernandez with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Enrique “Kike” Hernandez recalled a call from Andrew Friedman, president of baseball operations, which changed his perspective. “I expected to be traded again because, looking at the Dodgers roster, I thought I would have a career in Triple-A,”
Andrew Friedman assured him that they had real plans for him, looking for versatile players who could act in several positions. Although skeptical at first, Enrique “Kike” Hernandez decided to trust the process, which in a first stage from 2015 to 2020 where they won the World Series that last year.
Second stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Enrique “Kike” Hernandez played for the Boston Red Sox between 2021 and 2023, but in 2023 he returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a trade at the deadline for that season to once again be the Blue’s charm as they won the 2024 World Series and are looking to repeat in 2025 with the versatility of Enrique “Kike” Hernandez.
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