Kiké Hernández was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain, and Alex Freeland was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Freeland returned to the majors after a two-week stint with the Comets, following an earlier option to make room for Mookie Betts’ return. Freeland started hot, hitting .400 with two triples, three home runs, 11 RBI, three walks, and eight runs in five games, earning PCL Player of the Week honors for May 11-17. He later struggled, going 3-for-24 with one home run and three RBI over his final six games. He batted .265/.345/.592 with two triples, four home runs, and 16 RBI in 11 games overall. Freeland is expected to share second-base time with Hyeseong Kim and Miguel Rojas. Hernández’s return lasted two games before the oblique strain worsened, leading to removal from a game in the fifth inning and a subsequent return to the IL.
"The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Kiké Hernández on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain and recalled Alex Freeland from Triple-A Oklahoma City as the corresponding move. Freeland is back in the Majors after a two-week stint with the Comets. He was optioned to Oklahoma City earlier this month to make room on the Dodgers active roster for Mookie Betts' return."
"Freeland had mixed results during his brief stay in Triple-A. He found initial success by going 10-for-his-first-25 (.400) with two triples, three home runs, 11 RBI, three walks and eight runs scored in five games en route to Pacific Coast League (PCL) Player of the Week honors for the period of May 11-17. However, Freeland went just 3-for-24 (.125) with a home run and three RBI over his last six games in OKC."
"Freeland now returns to a Dodgers team that has seen its infield depth take somewhat of a hit with Hernández's latest injury and Santiago Espinal recently being designated for assignment. Freeland is expected to share playing time at second base with Hyeseong Kim and Miguel Rojas. The 24-year-old is hitting .235/.309/.337 with four doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in 33 games for the Dodgers this season."
"Hernández's return to the Dodgers lasted all of two games prior to going back on the IL with the left oblique strain. He went 4-for-4 with two doubles, one home run and two RBI during the span. Hernández was removed from Tuesday's game in the top of the fifth inning due to the injury. The SportsNet LA broadcast showed a replay of Hernández's double in the bottom of the fourth inning, and he noticeably did not run out of the batter's box with normal effort."
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