{"id":23618,"date":"2025-02-05T03:47:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T03:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23618"},"modified":"2025-02-05T03:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T03:47:41","slug":"breaking-dodgers-all-star-sends-clear-message-i-want-kike-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23618","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: Dodgers All-Star Sends Clear Message \u2013 \u2018I Want Kik\u00e9 Back!\u2019&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and All-Star Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez made his intentions clear at DodgerFest on Saturday at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodger-stadium\/\">Dodger Stadium<\/a>: He wants Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez back in a Dodgers uniform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody\u2019s waiting for that news to pop up, to see Kik\u00e9 back as a Dodger,\u201d Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cI want Kik\u00e9 to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1886666635466928530&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-all-star-makes-his-intentions-clear-i-want-kike-to-be-back%2F2025%2F02%2F04%2F&amp;sessionId=7255fb8c59e751c3fdce503c41b7d99dd24f8ba2&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1886666635466928530\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez isn\u2019t the only one who wants the super utility man and fan favorite back either. The fans also expressed their desire to have him back during the Saturday\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n<p>While president of baseball operations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/player\/andrew-friedman\/\">Andrew Friedman<\/a>\u00a0and general manager Brandon Gomes fielded questions, the crowd before them broke out in a chant repeating Kik\u00e9\u2019s name over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>Friedman responded in a way that turned the chant in cheers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\">\n<p>\u201cThe door will never be closed on Kik\u00e9,\u201d Friedman said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously we\u2019d never close the door to Kik\u00e9,\u201d Gomes added. \u201cI think a lot of it is just making sure he and his family feel like it\u2019s the best position for him. But we\u2019ll have those conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez hasn\u2019t shied away from commenting on where his preferred destination is either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to be back,\u201d Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez said while at a partnership event at Raising Canes right after the World Series. \u201cI truly believe that \u2014 we won the World Series a couple days ago, but I truly believe that this team is gonna be even better next year with all the pitching reinforcements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez has had multiple runs with the Dodgers, with a free-agent stop in Boston in between. While reports indicate the Yankees have shown interest in signing him, comments from the Dodgers\u2019 front office suggest a reunion in Los Angeles is more likely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the moment I got to L.A., it was a humbling experience for me to have a fanbase that embraces me and loves me the way that they do,\u201d he said in an appearance on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9HMgjArvk8A?feature=shared\">The Shop<\/a>. \u201cThe support. I\u2019m a guy that I\u2019m probably a better player than what the back of my card says numbers-wise. I bring more to the table than my stats, and the way that they love me, you\u2019d think that I am the best player on the field each and every day I step on a baseball field.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and All-Star Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez made his intentions clear at DodgerFest on Saturday at\u00a0Dodger Stadium: He wants Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez back in a Dodgers uniform&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;BREAKING: Dodgers All-Star Sends Clear Message \u2013 \u2018I Want Kik\u00e9 Back!\u2019&quot; - 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