{"id":23060,"date":"2025-02-02T04:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T04:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23060"},"modified":"2025-02-02T04:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T04:32:12","slug":"breaking-new-york-yankees-have-shown-interest-in-los-angeles-dodgers-fan-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23060","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: New York Yankees Have Shown Interest in Los Angeles Dodgers Fan Favorite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unlike the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, the\u00a0New York Yankees<\/a>\u00a0have a few question marks on their roster. After losing to the Dodgers in the World Series, the Yankees have made moves, but they’ve also lost\u00a0Juan Soto<\/a>\u00a0and Gleyber Torres, among others.<\/p>\n

New York has attempted to replace Soto’s offensive production with\u00a0Cody Bellinger<\/a>, but the need for an infielder is still evident.<\/p>\n

If the Yankees enter the season with an internal option at second base, getting back to the World Series might not be an easy task.<\/p>\n

And that’s where a former Los Angeles fan favorite could come into play.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Mark W. Sanchez of the New York Post<\/a>, New York has shown interest in free agent Kik\u00e9 Hernandez.<\/p>\n

“A source said the Yankees have inquired on Hernandez, whom they also asked about last winter,” Sanchez wrote.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Kike Hernandez throws to first on a bunt.<\/p>\n

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Hernandez is the definition of a professional. His numbers don’t often jump off the page, but there’s value in a guy who plays multiple positions and shows up when it matters most in October.<\/p>\n

The Yankees could be interested in what he’s done in the postseason. Hernandez has a .278\/353\/.522 slash line in 230 career playoff at-bats.<\/p>\n

He was incredible in 2024, slashing .294\/.357\/.451 with two home runs, 6 RBI, and 15 hits in 51 at-bats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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