Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez drops big injury update before Guardians clash
The Dodgers can ill afford to lose another key player to the injured list.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have navigated a host of injuries to key players while somehow maintaining a lead in the National League West. Most recently, All-Star left fielder Teoscar Hernandez exited Friday’s game early after being hit by a pitch on the left ankle/foot. Immediately following his departure it seemed inevitable that Hernandez would land on the injured list. But the nine-year veteran has other plans.
While Hernandez won’t play in Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians, he told reporters that he will avoid the injured list, according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times on X. Hernandez said that X-rays and scans of his foot and ankle were negative. He plans to test his leg on Sunday and get back in the lineup on Monday or Tuesday, depending on the level of pain, per Harris.
Hernandez was forced from Friday’s game against the Guardians in the first inning after an 81 mph pitch from Matthew Boyd tailed in and caught him flush on the lower ankle/upper foot. Hernandez immediately hit the ground and grabbed at his leg in obvious pain. The injury is being called a foot contusion.
It appeared at the time that Hernandez would become the next Dodgers player placed on the IL, as the team has had terrible luck with injuries in 2024. LA’s pitching staff has been hit especially hard by injuries.
