Teoscar Hernández once again demonstrates why the Dodgers bet on him

The Dominican has once again been a protagonist in pressing situations for the Los Angeles team in this postseason.

Teoscar Hernandez It is one of the most important pieces it has. Los Angeles Dodgers in these moments. Certainly, the Dominican hasn’t won MVP awards like they have. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freemanwho normally monopolize the spotlight and media attention when talking about the team, but the work of the Dominican since his arrival to the organization in 2024 has been fundamental in its championship claims.

In 2024, Hernandez reached the Dodgers betting on having a great year that would catapult him back into free agency with a higher value. In the campaign, he ended up becoming the second most productive hitter of the Dodgerssecond only to Shohei Ohtani and had a leading role during the postseason in which they ended up being crowned champions.

For 2025, although it had a more timid performance than the previous year, “The Chinese” showed his worth again to help guide the team to qualification, in a year in which Betts It was practically no offensive factor. The story has continued in the postseason, where as in 2024, Hernandez has once again been the protagonist of some of the most pressing moments of some Dodgers that contrary to last season, they had to face a series of Wild Cards to get your ticket to the Division Series.

Since his arrival at Dodgers, Teoscar Hernandez It has been a nightmare for pitchers in the postseason. In 19 games, he is hitting .270 with an OPS of .893, six home runs, 21 RBIs and 11 runs. Three of his home runs have come in 2025, including a three-run home run in Game 1 of the current National League Division Series against Philadelphia Phillieswhich gave victory to the Dodgers in that meeting.

The results demonstrated by Hernández are the exact proof of why the Dodgers They decided to retain the Dominican, despite all the talent they had. Hernandez He is a fundamental piece of that lineup and despite not being part of those stars mentioned above, it is very likely that without his contributions, the team would not have been able to celebrate a championship in 2024, nor would it have obtained the results that they have shown so far.

Teoscar Hernandez It is possibly one of the best investments made by Dodgersin recent years, that few people talk about.