{"id":23055,"date":"2025-02-02T04:27:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T04:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23055"},"modified":"2025-02-02T04:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T04:27:55","slug":"dodgerfest-recap-andrew-friedman-talks-kike-hernandez-freddie-freeman-injury-update-shohei-ohtani-timeline-to-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23055","title":{"rendered":"DodgerFest Recap: Andrew Friedman Talks Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, Freddie Freeman Injury Update, Shohei Ohtani Timeline to Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted their annual Fan Fest event Saturday and there were so many updates!<\/p>\n<p>President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman discussed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-fans-will-love-andrew-friedman-comments-regarding-kike-hernandez-return\/2025\/02\/01\/\">potential return of free agent Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe door will never be closed on Kik\u00e9,\u201d Friedman said.<\/p>\n<p>Chants of \u201cKik\u00e9! 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