Dodgers All-Star Teoscar Hernandez Likely Heading to IL After Being Hit By Pitch
The Los Angeles Dodgers are hitting a rough patch at the worst possible time thanks to injuries.
Last night, the team’s All-Star outfielder Teoscar Hernandez excited the game after being hit by a pitch on his left ankle. Immediately, this year’s Home Run Derby champion, whose 28 homers is the second most on the Dodgers this season, went down in pain.
‘IT’S NOT GREAT’
Despite the pitch being “just” an 81-mph slider, Hernandez immediately fell down and struggled to get up as he grabbed his left ankle as the team’s medical staff ran to him. He would end up being taken out and not continuing the game as now Dodgers fans may have to deal with the fact that he could be heading to the IL, according to manager Dave Roberts.
“Not great. He’s as tough as they come and he could barely move his foot… We’ll give him a couple of days to see how he comes out,” Roberts told reporters after the game. “He doesn’t come out of games,” Roberts continued by also adding that it wasn’t good that even after the game, “the pain typically subsides for him, but it didn’t. It’s concerning.”
