MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Kik茅 Hern谩ndez is expected to be activated in time to make his season debut Monday after recovering from
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Hern谩ndez should be available for the start of their home series against the Colorado Rockies.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a different energy with Kik茅,鈥� Roberts said before the Dodgers鈥� Sunday game against the Milwaukee Brewers. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a levity. There鈥檚 an intensity. There鈥檚 a good worker in there, a winning player. So I鈥檓 looking forward to having that edge.鈥�
Hern谩ndez, 34, a one-year, $4.5 million contract in February that kept him with the Dodgers. He underwent surgery last fall that kept him from playing for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and delayed the start of his 2026 season.
He hit .214 with a .298 on-base percentage with three RBIs in 12 games while on a rehabilitation assignment with Oklahoma City. He batted .203 with a .255 on-base percentage, 10 homers and 35 RBIs in 92 games with Los Angeles .
Hern谩ndez often has done his best work in October while helping the Dodgers win World Series in , and He has batted .272 with an .826 OPS, 16 homers and 42 RBIs in 103 postseason games.
His return comes while Dodgers third baseman recovers after a 95.5-mph sinker from Milwaukee鈥檚 Aaron Ashby hit him in the right wrist on Friday. X-rays were negative and the Dodgers expressed optimism that Muncy avoided a major injury.
鈥淲e were resolved to not having him available this weekend,鈥� Roberts said. 鈥淢y expectation is that he鈥檚 getting a little bit better today and maybe swing a bat tomorrow to see. I don鈥檛 expect him in the lineup tomorrow either.鈥�
Muncy is batting .258 with a .363 on-base percentage, .515 slugging percentage, 12 homers and 19 RBIs in 48 games.
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