Sources -- Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers reach 3-year, $66M deal - ESPN

Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a three-year, $66 million contract, sources told ESPN on Friday, reuniting the World Series standout with the team he helped capture the championship.

«I'm Back,» Hernández wrote on Instagram.

Almost immediately in the aftermath of the World Series victory, Hernández declared his desire to return to the Dodgers after a one-year engagement proved successful for both parties. Coming together on a new, mutually agreeable contract took almost two months, with the Dodgers signing outfielder Michael Conforto and engaging in trade discussions for outfielders while Hernández considered other offers.

Eventually, the sides struck a deal that includes a club option of $15 million for the 2028 season with a $6.5 million buyout, $23.5 million in deferred money and a $23 million signing bonus.

Hernández, 32, signed with the Dodgers for one year and $23.5 million — with $8.5 million of it deferred — after the free agent market valued him too low to sign long term. He made the risk count, hitting .272/.339/.501 with a career-high 33 home runs and 99 RBIs. His two-run double in the championship-winning Game 5 of the World Series capped the New York Yankees' nightmare inning, and a Game 2 home run off Carlos Rodon staked Los Angeles a lead it wouldn't yield.

Beyond the returns from injury expected among their pitchers, the Dodgers have spent the winter adding. First came Blake Snell, the two-time National League Cy Young winner, for five years and $182 million. They brought back Blake Treinen, another Game 5 hero, for two years and $22 million. And Conforto hopes to follow Hernández's path: go to the most successful franchise in the game on a one-year deal and