Hernandez (illness) is starting in right field and batting cleanup against the Rockies on Wednesday, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.
Hernandez missed the Dodgers' last two games while battling through a stomach bug, but he's progressed enough in his recovery to return to the lineup for Wednesday's series finale. He's begun the season slashing .286/.309/.563 with two stolen bases, nine runs scored, five home runs and 16 RBI in 68 plate appearances.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Sitting again Tuesday
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Hernandez (illness) isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Hernandez will miss a second consecutive game as he continues to fight off a stomach bug, though it's worth noting he's feeling well enough to be with the team in the clubhouse. Michael Conforto, Chris Taylor and Andy Pages will start across the Dodgers' outfield while Hernandez rests.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Battling stomach bug
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Hernandez isn't in Monday's starting lineup against the Rockies due to illness, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
This doesn't appear to be a major issue for the slugger, who will be available off the bench Monday according to manager Dave Roberts. Hernandez can be considered day-to-day until further notice.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Out of lineup Monday
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Hernandez is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Rockies on Monday.
Hernandez has started the season strong, slashing .281/.309/.563 with two stolen bases, five home runs and 16 RBI across 68 plate appearances. He'll get the night off Monday while Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman and Andy Pages man the outfield for the Dodgers.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Adds two-run shot to prolific start
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Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Nationals.
Hernandez finished off a four-run first inning by the Dodgers with a two-run blast off Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin. Through 53 at-bats to open the campaign, the veteran slugger is batting .283 with five homers, 16 RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases in Los Angeles' loaded lineup.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Monster effort in loss
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Hernandez went 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double and five RBI in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Phillies.
Hernandez was a thorn in Cristopher Sanchez's side all afternoon, tagging him for three extra-base hits and four RBI. He later added a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to tie the game at 6-6. Following Sunday's outburst, Hernandez is hitting .268 with with four home runs, 13 RBI, seven runs scored and two steals across 45 plate appearances in 2025.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Doubles, swipes two bags
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Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a double and two stolen bases in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies.
Hernandez was the only Dodger to get a hit versus a dominant Jesus Luzardo on Friday, and he also swiped two bags off the left-hander. Through 37 plate appearances to begin 2025, the veteran outfielder is batting .235 with two home runs, two doubles, eight RBI and five runs scored.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Smashes second long ball
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Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, two additional runs scored and a walk in Monday's 6-1 victory over Atlanta.
Hernandez put the Dodgers on the board in the first inning with a 436-foot, two run blast to center field. He came around to score two additional times in the contest and upped his season slash line to .227/.320/.545 through six games. Hernandez is tied for fourth in the league with eight RBI in the early going of the campaign.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Turns tide with Opening Day homer
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Thursday in a 5-4 win over Detroit.
The Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth inning, but Hernandez ensured that it was a short-lived Dodgers deficit with a three-run blast to center field in the bottom of the frame. The long ball was the veteran outfielder's first of the campaign, and he is now 2-for-12 with four RBI through Los Angeles' first three games. Hernandez should have plenty of opportunities to produce this season hitting among a talented group of Dodgers batters -- he hit third in the order Thursday behind Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and ahead of Freddie Freeman.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Swats second spring homer
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Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Monday's exhibition loss to the Angels.
Hernandez put the Dodgers on the board with a solo shot in the second inning and added an RBI single in the fifth. The veteran outfielder is slashing .289/.357/.526 during the exhibition slate, and he also went 1-for-8 with a walk and an RBI during the Dodgers' season-opening two-game set in Tokyo, Japan against the Cubs. Hernandez re-signed with the World Champions on a three-year deal last December and could see plenty of RBI opportunities batting cleanup behind Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman most games this season.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Belts homer in spring contest
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Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday in a Cactus League win over the White Sox.
Hernandez went deep for the first time this spring in the sixth inning, knocking a solo shot to center field off James Karinchak. The veteran outfielder re-signed with the Dodgers in the offseason after belting a career-high 33 homers and adding 99 RBI, 84 runs and 12 steals while slashing .272/.339/.501 over 651 regular-season plate appearances last year. Hernandez has played in six games so far this spring, going 5-for-16 with three extra-base hits.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Returning to Los Angeles
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Hernandez signed a three-year, $66 million contract with the Dodgers on Friday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Hernandez has been very open about his desire to remain with the Dodgers since winning the World Series during his first season in Los Angeles, and the two sides have now officially worked out a deal to keep him in town for a few more years. The 32-year-old is coming off a regular season in which he slashed .272/.339/.501 with a career-high 33 homers, 84 runs scored, 99 RBI and 12 stolen bases. He'll presumably reprise his role as the Dodgers' everyday left fielder and will be surrounded by All-Stars in the starting lineup, making Hernandez a coveted fantasy asset once again heading into 2025.
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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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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.
