LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernández and cash from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for right-handed pitchers Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman.
Hernández, 31, returns to the Dodgers for his second stint with the club after helping the 2020 team capture their 7th World Series Championship in franchise history. The Puerto Rican native is batting .222 (66-for-297) with 11 doubles, six homers and 31 RBI in 76 games with the Red Sox. He has been with Boston parts of three seasons, slashing .234/.308/.382 with 32 homers and 136 RBI. Prior to joining Boston, he spent six seasons with the Dodgers, hitting .240 (400-for-1670) with 68 homers and 213 RBI in 648 games. During his career, he has been in the postseason seven seasons, clubbing 13 homers and driving in 27 and posting a .900 career OPS in 69 postseason games. He was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in the sixth round of the 2009 First Year Player Draft out of the American Military Academy out of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.
Robertson, 24, appeared in nine games for the Dodgers, allowing 10 runs (seven earned) in 10.1 innings with 13 strikeouts. With Oklahoma City, he was 2-0 with a 2.54 ERA (8 ER/28.1 IP) and 42 strikeouts. He is in his fourth minor league season with the Dodgers, and he is a combined 5-7 with a 3.54 ERA (67 ER/170.1 IP) and 215 strikeouts in 135 games. He was originally a seventh-round selection in the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of James Madison University.
Hagenman, 26, appeared in 25 games (five starts) for Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 4-0 with a 2.78 ERA (17 ER/55.0 IP) with 60 strikeouts. In five minor league seasons with the Dodgers, he was a combined 26-9 with a 3.61 ERA (115 ER/287.0 IP) and 295 strikeouts in 156 games (10 starts). He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 2018 First Year Player Draft out of Penn State University.
