Los Angeles Dodgers Activate Kiké Hernández

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernández from the injured list and optioned infielder Alex Freeland to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Hernández, 34, returns from the injured list for the second time this season and has missed 104 games this year. He has played in two games this campaign, going 4-for-4 with a homer and two doubles. He has played 922 games for the Dodgers, clubbing 96 homers with 322 RBI. He is in his 13th Major League season overall, having played with Houston (2014), Miami (2014), Los Angeles (2015-20, 2023-) and Boston (2021-23), slashing .237/.305/.405 with 131 homers and 472 RBI in 1,278 career games.

Freeland, 24, has batted .231 with three homers and 19 RBI in 72 games this season with the Dodgers. He debuted in 2025, notching two homers with six RBI in 29 games. He was drafted by Dodgers in the third round of the 2022 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Central Florida and has compiled a .257 batting average with an .805 OPS and 50 homers in 367 minor league games.

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