Kiké Hernández missed the first 53 games of the 2026 season while recovering from left elbow surgery and returned with limited at-bats. He was not fully healthy in his first two starts against the Colorado Rockies, experiencing right oblique discomfort during batting practice. He went 2-for-2 in the Memorial Day series opener, then hit a home run and added a double on Tuesday. He was removed after developing a left oblique strain. An MRI showed a significant tear, prompting an injured list placement. Oblique strains typically heal in four to six weeks, but the expectation is Hernández could miss upwards of eight weeks.
"Kiké Hernández missed the first 53 games of the 2026 season while recovering from left elbow surgery, and wound up making just four at-bats before landing back on the injured list."
"And in reality, Hernández was never truly healthy in either of the games he started against the Colorado Rockies. He experienced discomfort in his right oblique during batting practice on Monday but hoped it was merely a tweak."
"Hernández went 2-for-2 in series opener on Memorial Day, then added a home run and double on Tuesday before being removed because of a left oblique strain."
""It's a significant tear," manager Dave Roberts said of Hernández's MRI results. "Don't really know what the timeline is, but it's certainly warranting an IL stint. But I don't really know as far as the time to return.""
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