Dodgers place Teoscar Hernández on 10-day IL with adductor strain

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without slugging outfielder Teoscar Hernández for at least 10 days — and likely longer than that — as they announced that they have placed him on the Injured List prior to Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. Outfielder James Outman was recalled from Triple-A Omaha for the first time this season to take Hernández’s roster spot and likely the bulk of his playing time in his absence. 

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke to the media after the transaction, to state that Hernández had suffered a grade 1 adductor strain. Hernández first experienced discomfort after he chased and caught a ball hit in the gap by Javier Sanoja in the third inning Monday. When his turn to bat came up again in the fourth, Hernández was replaced by Chris Taylor. An MRI performed on Monday revealed the extent of the injury, and Roberts explained that there’s no timetable for Hernández’s return, as that all depends on when he’s able to first start working his way back.

"He doesn’t come out of baseball games, so we put him on the IL," Roberts said Tuesday. "Obviously, he’s going to be inactive for a while. I don’t really know what timetable."

Hernández was a revelation for the Dodgers in 2024 in what was his first year with the club, batting .272/.339/.501 with 33 home runs, 68 extra-base hits overall and a 136 OPS+ that ranked fifth in a loaded lineup behind Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Max Muncy. He continued his success into the postseason, where he posted a 1.067 OPS in the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres and then a .350/.381/.550 slash line in the World Series against the New York Yankees. His 2025 has started out even better, with Hernández batting