Kaike Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers had perhaps the biggest game of his career on Friday, using the postgame spotlight to say the F-word live without censorship in front of a live audience across the country.
The Dodgers returned to the NLCS for the first time since 2021 with a close 2-0 winner-take-all victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday. The Dodgers' Game 5 victory also marked their first victory in an MLB postseason series. Shohei Otani's career.
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Enrique Hernández No. 8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the second inning of Game 5 of the Division Series against the Suns, presented by Booking.com, followed by Mookie Betts No. 50, Shohei Ohtani No. 17, Congratulations Teoscar Hernandez number 37. Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Friday, October 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Daniel Shiley/MLB Photo via Getty Images)
When asked after the game what was different about his team from the past three years, when they narrowly missed out on the postseason, Hernandez said, “The fact that we don't care!”
Hernandez confirmed that his comments will be made live on FOX. This explicit language was not censored at the time of broadcast.
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Hernandez hit a home run in this game, leading Los Angeles to a decisive victory.
Hernandez was part of the team's last World Series championship in 2020, when the team won the title in a season shortened due to the coronavirus. He was also part of the team that lost the World Series to the Houston Astros in 2017 and the Boston Red Sox in 2018.
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Enrique Hernandez, No. 14 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, hits a double play in the bottom of the 8th inning of a game against the San Diego Padres on August 12, 2020 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Harry Howe/Getty Images)
Hernandez, who joined the Boston Red Sox in 2021, was traded back to the Dodgers in July of last season before becoming a free agent this winter. Hernandez signed a one-year, $4 million contract to return to the team.
Hernandez will now help lead his team back to the World Series when they face the New York Mets in the NLCS.
Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.
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