LOS ANGELES -- Utility man Kiké Hernandez is hopeful he can be the next injured Dodger to return in time for the playoffs.
Hernandez, out since Aug. 31 with a strained left hamstring, declared himself 100 percent healthy after sprinting from home to first base Monday, and on Tuesday he will head to the club's Arizona training facility for game action.
He credited club athletic trainers with helping him accelerate the recovery time so he could play camp games with Minor Leaguers, presumably while the big league club is wrapping up its third consecutive division title.
"That was the goal," he said.