The Los Angeles Dodgers are going through a bad patch after suffering four consecutive defeats, swept in three games against the Houston Astros and one more in the opener against the Milwaukee Brewers. To this, we must add the injury suffered by Kike Hernandez, who has had to be placed on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his left elbow. Manager Dave Roberts hopes the Puerto Rican will return to action “shortly after the All-Star Game.”
Kike Hernandez, who has occasionally done pitching duties (and with good performances), joins the “victims of third base” who had covered the base in the absence of Max Muncy, injured by a bone contusion in his right knee. Although on this occasion it was not in defensive action, but by an uncomfortable sweep at home from the series against the Cleveland Guardians on May 28 and since then has been dealing with persistent pain, which worsened prior to the game in Milwaukee and it was decided to remove him from the starting lineup.
Who will replace Kike Hernandez at the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Outfielder James Outman was promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City to take Hernandez’s place on the roster. The Dodgers also selected right-handed reliever Julian Fernandez from Oklahoma City and sent Justin Wrobleski to the minors, while infielder CJ Alexander was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.
Roberts initially informed the press in Los Angeles on Sunday that Hernandez was experiencing elbow pain. He also mentioned that Teoscar Hernandez and Tommy Edman were dealing with minor injuries, and both were out of Monday’s starting lineup. Both players were injured during Saturday’s game against the Astros. Teoscar fouled a ball off his left foot and is dealing with discomfort, which Roberts described as a bruise, and Edman suffered a small fracture in the little finger of his right foot after being hit by a pitch.
Kike Hernandez hid his injury from Dave Roberts
Hernandez had been receiving pre-treatment with cortisone, but did not mention it to manager Roberts until last weekend. “At that time, he kept it to himself. He just wanted to be on the field to compete, and the discomfort got progressively worse and affected his offense and his swing a lot. So just a couple of days ago, it came to a critical point where it was pretty much intolerable. He’s a guy who just doesn’t want to be on the disabled list and takes pride in being available,” said Dave Roberts.The Los Angeles Dodgers are going through a tough time. For the second time this season, they have lost four games in a row, and if they suffer another loss in Milwaukee on Tuesday, it would be their worst streak of 2025, just when their roster is a hospital, the starting pitchers have been deficient in their work and the relievers have not made a difference to the damage received in the early innings.
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