When Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández re-signed with the team, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman praised the fan favorite’s leadership above all else.
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“Off field this past October may have been one of the most impressive displays of leadership I’ve ever seen,” Friedman said of Hernández. “His connecting with different guys, going out of his way on a number of different fronts, was quite possibly the best leadership I’ve ever seen.”
One of the most vivid displays of Hernández’s leadership in 2025 thus far came after Roki Sasaki’s third Major League start.