Former Seattle Mariners Outfielder Helps Clinch NLCS Berth For Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading for a meeting with the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT) on Sunday.
The series will feature several former Seattle players. Relievers Ryne Stanek and Edwin Diaz will both feature the Mets in the best-of-seven pennant series.
The Dodgers will have one-time Seattle slugger Teoscar Hernandez, who played a big role in getting his current squad to the NLCS in the first place.
Hernandez hit a home run in Game 5 of Los Angeles' 2-0 NLDS win against the San Diego Padres on Friday.
The homer was a solo shot that gave the Dodgers the eventual final of 2-0.
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Hernandez had at least one hit in every single NLDS game against the Padres.
He went a combined 6-for-18 (.333 average) with two home runs and seven RBIs and scored three times in the five-game series. His other home run was a grand slam hit in Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday.
Hernandez, who also won the 2024 All-Star Game Home Run Derby, batted .272 this year with 33 home runs and 99 RBIs in the regular season. Hernandez this season has become one of the best power-hitting outfielders in the MLB.
He played one year with the Mariners in 2023. During that year, he hit .258 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs.
Seattle has had to see several former players, including Hernandez, excel in the playoffs with their current teams.
That should provide extra motivation for the franchise to play postseason baseball come this time in 2025.
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