"When I went in for my post-World Series MRI, my exit physical, the MRI showed kind of the same as the MRI in July as far as the damage, but it was hard to tell because it looked like a weather forecast. It was so white. There was so much swelling that it was super white, and right then and there they gave me a 50-50 chance of recovering without surgery."
"I really wanted to play in the WBC. From the bottom of my heart, playing in the WBC at home in Puerto Rico has been as big a dream of mine as playing in the World Series. I played in two WBCs, and I never got a chance to play in Puerto Rico. This time around we brought it back to Puerto Rico, so I was like, 'Man, I don't know what to do.'"
Kiké Hernández is a free agent for a fourth straight offseason after playing a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is among several Dodgers free agents including Miguel Rojas, Michael Kopech and Kirby Yates. There is mutual interest in a reunion with the Dodgers, but left elbow surgery performed after the 2025 World Series complicates contract outlook. Playing through the injury caused the muscle that extends the arm to separate from the bone in his left elbow. Recovery will prevent participation for Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, a devastating loss because Puerto Rico hosts Pool A. Post-World Series MRI showed severe swelling and doctors gave a 50-50 chance of non-surgical recovery.
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