Javier “Chicharito” Hernández’s brief introduction to Galaxy fans last season didn’t go well. He played just one game before a live crowd and didn’t manage a shot in a game the Galaxy lost.
The rest of the season didn’t go much better.
But eight days into the new year Hernández has already erased that awkward start, marking the return of fans to Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday with his first MLS hat trick in a 3-2 win over the New York Red Bulls.
The three goals were one more than Hernández scored all of last season.