[ad_1] Seth Hernandez, the pitcher, is pretty good, but so is Seth Hernandez the hitter. The Corona High junior hit a pair of two-run home runs Thursday in the semifinals of the Boras Classic at JSerra, powering the No. 1-ranked Panthers (15-1) to an 11-0 win over Etiwanda. Hernandez has three home runs in the … Read more
[ad_1] At the Boras Classic on Wednesday, listening to the pro scouts talk while seeing Seth Hernandez pitch and hit left little doubt what they were thinking: reclassify. Hernandez is only a junior at Corona High, and the coming 2024 pro draft is leaving scouts desperate to find exceptional talent. Well, they’re going to have … Read more
[ad_1] The home run might be on its way out. The commissioner’s office might prefer more stolen bases, more doubles, more racing around the bases and less trotting. Tell it to another team. The Dodgers lead the major leagues in home runs one week into this season, and they hit two more in one inning … Read more
[ad_1] Last season, Teoscar Hernández could barely bat his weight in his home ballpark. In two games at Dodger Stadium this season, the 2021 All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger looks much more comfortable in his new surroundings. An often overlooked addition in the Dodgers’ billion-dollar offseason, Hernández introduced himself to Chavez Ravine on Friday night … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — One day, the pain would be in his groin. The next day it would be in his abdomen. Then it would shift to his hips or his adductors or his quadriceps. For much of the last two seasons, Kiké Hernández played through discomfort that ranged from annoying to excruciating, the utility man sitting … Read more
[ad_1] Before Shohei Ohtani became Japan’s most popular athlete, that designation belonged to figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. Like Ohtani, Hanyu is 29. Like Ohtani, Hanyu was born and raised in the Tohoku region, the northern part of Japan’s main island. Last year, the retired Hanyu announced on social media that he was married. Three months … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — Kiké Hernández did a lot of waiting this winter. Not only on the Dodgers, but most other teams around Major League Baseball, as well. Like many veteran players in what has become a slow free-agent market — the Dodgers’ $1 billion spending spree on Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and others, aside — Hernández … Read more
[ad_1] The victory wasn’t just a statement. The 21-point comeback against the Clippers was a warning to the entire Western Conference. The Lakers should be feared. How can they not be after what LeBron James did to the Clippers? How can any team want to play the Lakers in the playoffs after James knocked down … Read more
[ad_1] Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 26, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday traded outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins and agreed to terms with super utility man Kiké Hernández on a one-year, $4 … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX — The Dodgers’ new-look roster isn’t set in stone yet. On Monday, the team agreed to a trade that will send outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins and, as a result, was closing in on a one-year contract with super-utility man Kiké Hernández, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation not … Read more