Dodgers Post podcast: How Kiké Hernández became key figure to LA dynasty

Nypost · May 26, 2026 · 219 words · By Jack Harris

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Kiké Hernández is back, and so are California Post baseball writers Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris on the latest episode of the Dodgers Post podcast.

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What happened

Kiké Hernández is back, and so are California Post baseball writers Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris on the latest episode of the Dodgers Post podcast.

Why it matters

This week, Dylan and Jack discuss the Dodgers’ recently improved play, the team’s win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday, and what they saw in Kiké Hernández’s season debut after he returned from offseason elbow injury.

Common ground

They then zoom out, and recount Hernández’s rise as an influential figure in this era of Dodgers baseball, and how he has embraced his role on and off the field during his second stint with the team.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the team’s win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday?
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Claim 1: “the team’s win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday”

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Multiple sources confirm a Dodgers win over the Rockies with a score of 5-3, including a cross-reference from Nypost and a web search result from ESPN/MLB sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
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Claim 2: “The two also detail Chris Taylor’s retirement (and the confusion that swirled before his official announcement on Sunday).”

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Only the Nypost cross-reference confirms Chris Taylor's retirement announcement on Sunday via Instagram. Other web search results for 'Chris' are irrelevant and do not provide corroboration or contradiction.

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Claim 3: “Kiké Hernández is back, and so are California Post baseball writers Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris on the latest episode of the Dodgers Post podcast.”

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Two independent cross-references from Nypost confirm that Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris appeared on the latest episode of the Dodgers Post podcast.

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Claim 4: “Kiké Hernández’s season debut after he returned from offseason elbow injury.”

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Web search results explicitly state that Kiké Hernández returned from offseason elbow surgery and missed the first 53 games of the season, confirming his season debut following that injury.

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... LOS ANGELES -- A crestfallen Kiké Hernández stood at his locker following Tuesday night's 15-6 win over the Rockies at Dodger Stadium.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... Hernández, 34, missed the first 53 games of the season recovering from offseason elbow surgery ... his left elbow during the offseason.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... In just his second game back from offseason elbow surgery, Kiké Hernández was pulled with a left oblique strain after the fourth inning on ...
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Claim 5: “how he has embraced his role on and off the field during his second stint with the team.”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Hernández is in his second stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers, noting he was traded back to the team on July 25, 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Enrique José Hernández González Jr. (born August 24, 1991), nicknamed Kike ( KEE-kay), is a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB)…
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