FOCO released a new Los Angeles Dodgers bobblehead of Kiké Hernández pitching against the New York Yankees.
Hernández entered in the ninth inning to finish out the Dodgers’ 18-2 win on Saturday. The Dodgers’ 18 runs marked the most they’ve ever scored against the Yankees, in both the regular season and playoffs. Their 21 hits set a season high.
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The Hernández bobblehead fittingly includes the pitching helmet that has become somewhat of his trademark this season. He’s posed in a pitching motion and set atop a thematic base that includes a “5-31-2025” text display to further signify Hernández’s most recent pitching appearance.
On the backdrop is a “Kiké The Closer” text display.
The latest Dodgers bobblehead by FOCO is limited to a production run of 125 units and won’t be restocked once quantities sell out.
Kiké Hernández pitching stats
Hernández made his pitching debut with the Dodgers during the 2018 season, when he appeared in one game. Hernández didn’t pitch again until being back for a second stint with the team.
He set a career high with four appearances last year and has already made two so far this season.
“It’s great,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Hernández being able to pitch. “I mean, I saved (Chris) Stratton an inning. If we need him for multiples [Sunday], he could do that. Whereas if he threw two innings, then he might not be able to do that.
“So it’s certainly not an insult to Aaron (Boone) or the Yankees. It’s kind of the constructs of the game. But Kiké loves. It was a nationally televised game, so he got to put on his helmet, pitch an inning. So he’s happy, it saved our bullpen, so everyone wins.”
Roberts added Hernández and Miguel Rojas often compete to be the Dodgers’ position player who will pitch.
“I guess the helmet won out,” Roberts quipped.
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