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View Post(opens in a new tab) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is on a mission to prove his doubters wrong after a lackluster 2025 season, and the early returns of his redemption season are looking good. Hernandez was widely maligned for his poor defense in right field and an average offensive season (102 wRC+). Despite playing in 134 games, he only racked up 0.
6 fWAR, a symbol of his bad fielding numbers and middling offense. He has two years left on his deal, and while trade talks did materialize, Hernandez was not traded, and the Dodgers are betting he can help the chase for the three-peat, especially being moved to left field to make room for Kyle Tucker. Mar 16, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) hits a three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning at Camelback Ranch-Glendale.
Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Rather than letting the trade rumors become toxic to his mentality or the clubhouse, Hernandez has come back refreshed and refocused at Dodgers camp. “I’ve been traded two times in my career,” he said. “Obviously, I’d never played for a team that wins.
It’s good to win and be a part of this. Obviously, I don’t want to go, but if they feel they can be a better team, they’re going to do it. “As much as I like to be here, for them, [there’s] the business side of it, and if they feel they can be better [by] trading me, they’re going to do it.
” He lost 12 pounds over the offseason and claims to have recovered from a groin injury that bothered him all of 2025. “I like to be on the field, I like to play, I like to take a lot of at-bats,” Hernandez said. “And, it’s always good to have success.