Dodgers to miss three-time Silver Slugger after hamstring injury

The Los Angeles Dodgers have looked up to the task of defending their World Series title, posting a 37-20 record, the second-best in the league and the best in the National League West. This is due to several key contributors stepping up, whether it’s Shohei Ohtani doing a job on both sides of the field, or Freddie Freeman putting in the work from the batter’s box, or Kyle Tucker being a solid offseason pick-up.

This isn’t to exclude the efforts of Teoscar Hernandez, who has been big for Los Angeles this season, slashing a .276/.348/.436 throwing his 204 plate appearances this season, smashing seven home runs, and recording 31 RBIs as well. All of this production came to a screeching halt earlier on in the week, when Hernandez appeared to suffer from a hamstring injury.

While there was some deliberation on what the extent of his injury was, it appears the verdict is in.

Hernandez to miss some time

Teoscar Hernández said his Grade 1 diagnosis was the “best-case scenario” for his strained left hamstring. Said he’s estimated to miss about a month.

As reported by The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya, Hernandez is slated to miss roughly a month of action due to a strained left hamstring.

While missing some serious time in the middle of the season could be a worry for some players, the Dominican sees the grade one diagnosis on his hamstring as one of the more favorable outcomes, according to Ardaya.

The Dodgers will play their first game without any possibility of Hernandez making an appearance on Saturday night, when they look to get the series victory against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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