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Former Toronto Blue Jays Star Making History in Same Lineup as Shohei Ohtani

Former Toronto Blue Jays star Teoscar Hernandez is making quite the impact in Los Angeles with the Dodgers.

Brady Farkas

Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run on Aug 28.
Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run on Aug 28. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won on Wednesday night, beating the Baltimore Orioles in a possible World Series preview.

Shohei Ohtani was the star of the show, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two stolen bases. He now has 42 homers and 42 steals on the season. He's on his way to winning his third MVP Award.

Beyond Ohtani though, former Toronto Blue Jays star Teoscar Hernandez continues to do his part. He went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. He now has 28 homers this season and is making history alongside Ohtani.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

most times homering in same game, Dodgers duos in a season:

1953 Duke Snider & Gil Hodges: 14
2019 Cody Bellinger & Max Muncy: 13
1955 Snider & Hodges: 13
2019 Bellinger & Joc Pederson: 11
2024 Shohei Ohtani & Teoscar Hernández: 10
2018 Bellinger & Muncy: 10
1999 Raul Mondesi & Eric Karros: 10
1996 Mike Piazza & Karros: 10

h/t @EliasSports

Hernandez is hitting .263 this season with the 28 homers and 87 RBI. The 31-year-old signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers this past offseason after spending 2023 in Seattle.

A nine-year veteran, Hernandez spent parts of six seasons with the Blue Jays. He hit 32 homers back in the 2021 season and helped the Jays to the playoffs in both 2020 and 2022. He was named an All-Star in that 2021 campaign and paired with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and George Springer to make one of the best lineups in the entire league.

Hernandez also made the All-Star Game this year and won the Home Run Derby.

The Blue Jays will take on the Boston Red Sox again on Thursday night with first pitch coming at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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