million, three years per source

$66 million, three years per source

Teoscar Hernández and the Dodgers have agreed to a three-year, $66 million contract that includes a club option for 2028, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Friday evening.

The club has not confirmed this. Shortly before news of the deal broke, Hernández posted “I’m back” on his Instagram Stories.

Hernández rolled the dice a bit last offseason, turning down some multi-year offers to sign a one-year, $23.5 million deal with the Dodgers – but it certainly paid off. The 32-year-old outfielder had an incredible debut season in LA, hitting a career-best 33 home runs while winning the Home Run Derby, earning his second career All-Star award and helping the Dodgers win the World Series helped.

Hernández has been one of the majors’ most consistent power hitters over the past half-decade, hitting at least 25 homers in each of five full MLB seasons since 2019. He is one of only nine hitters to reach the 25-homer plateau five times during that stretch. The others are: Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Schwarber, Manny Machado, Rafael Devers, Matt Olson and Pete Alonso.

In addition to his impressive 2024 regular season, Hernández had a solid performance during the Dodgers’ postseason title run. He reached base safely in 15 of the club’s 16 postseason games, recording three home runs, 12 RBIs and 10 walks.

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