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Yahoo
2 hours ago
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North Hollywood mural lauds Dodgers' Kiké Hernández 'for standing up for what is right'
Dodgers utility player Kiké Hernández was not born and raised in Los Angeles. A North Hollywood mural seemingly inspired by the San Juan, Puerto Rico, native's stance on immigration sweeps shows that doesn't matter. Advertisement Hernández began a June 14 Instagram post by stating, "I may not be Born & Raised, but this city adopted me as one of their own." Local artist Louie Palsino has cemented the second part of that statement in a new mural on the side of the Noho Tires & Wheels building on the 5600 block of Lankershim Blvd. It features Hernández's image surrounded by the words "Born X Raised" and "Los Angeles." Read more: Dodgers Dugout: It's time for Kiké Hernández to retire ... as a pitcher Hernández said plenty more in the post, which seems to have inspired Palsino. The two-time World Series champion expressed support for his adopted city's immigrants and dismay at how many of them were being treated in a series of sweeps by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sweeps in Los Angeles have sparked protests locally and elsewhere in the country. Advertisement "I am saddened and infuriated by what's happening in our country and our city," Hernández wrote. "Los Angeles and Dodger fans have welcomed me, supported me and shown me nothing but kindness and love. This is my second home. And I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused and ripped apart. ALL people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and human rights." Under the name Sloe Motions, Palsino has painted a number of high-profile murals, including one in the Fashion District of Kobe and Gianna Bryant that was vandalized, restored, then vandalized again all within the last few months. Read more: He created the beloved Kobe and Gianna Bryant mural. L.A. taggers keep defacing it. 'It hurts me' He declined to discuss the Hernández mural for this story, instead directing The Times to a statement he posted about it on Instagram last week. Advertisement "Thank you @kikehndez for standing up for what is right and for Los Angeles," Palsino wrote. "this ain't a political post or anything to stir up any government agenda to divide us. this is just paying homage to standing up for what is right and a real over government." Palsino painted the Hernández mural on a building that already featured two of his other Dodgers-themed pieces — one of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully on an adjoining wall and one of iconic Mexican pitcher Fernando Valenzuela on the gate in front of the garage's driveway When the gate is pulled open, a split image of Valenzuela and Hernandez is created. Local artist Louie Palsino has painted several Dodgers-themed murals on the Noho Tires & Wheels building in North Hollywood, including images of (clockwise from left) Vin Scully, Kiké Hernández and Fernando Valenzuela. (Chuck Schilken / Los Angeles Times) Hernández has been a Dodgers fan favorite since his first stint with the team in 2015-2020. In 2017, he hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs to help send the Dodgers to the World Series. Advertisement Read more: Here are 11 Fernando Valenzuela murals to visit in L.A.: 'He did so much for the Mexican community' He signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent after the Dodgers' 2020 World Series championship, but returned to L.A. in a July 2023 trade. Hernández hit .262 in 54 games with the Dodgers that season, helping him earn a one-year, $4-million contract for 2024. Last postseason, Hernández was a key member of another Dodgers championship team. He hit one of the Dodgers' two solo home runs in a 2-0 win against the San Diego Padres in the decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series. He then contributed seven hits and four RBIs in the NLCS against the New York Mets and five hits against the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Dodgers' Hernández and Smith homer, Wrobleski pitches 6 innings of 3-hit ball in 5-1 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a dominant performance from Justin Wrobleski and the rest of their bullpen in a rain-delayed 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Wrobleski (4-2) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in place of opener Lou Trivino, Kirby Yates worked a perfect eighth and Jack Dreyer handled the ninth, helping Los Angeles win for the sixth time in seven games.
CBS News
3 days ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Dodgers' Hernández and Smith homer, Wrobleski pitches 6 innings of 3-hit ball in 5-1 win over Royals
Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a dominant performance from Justin Wrobleski and the rest of their bullpen in a rain-delayed 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Wrobleski (4-2) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in place of opener Lou Trivino, Kirby Yates worked a perfect eighth and Jack Dreyer handled the ninth, helping Los Angeles win for the sixth time in seven games. Max Muncy and Miguel Rojas also drove in runs for the Dodgers, who have won six consecutive series. Kris Bubic (6-6) allowed Hernández's two-run shot in the second inning among his three hits and two walks in five innings. The left-hander struck out five but still took his fourth loss in his last five starts, despite maintaining a 2.25 ERA. Bobby Witt Jr. doubled in the first to score the only run for the Royals, who have lost seven of their last eight games. Both of the teams paid homage to the Negro Leagues, whose museum is less than 10 miles from Kauffman Stadium. The Dodgers wore hats from their Brooklyn days out of respect for Jackie Robinson, who played for the Kansas City Monarchs before breaking the color barrier, and the Royals wore the interlocking "KC" hats of the 1945 Monarchs. Key moment The Dodgers were leading 2-1 in the fifth when Freddy Fermin led off with a bunt single for Kansas City. Drew Waters worked a 3-0 count before failing to get down a sacrifice bunt, striking out instead. Wrobleski proceeded to get Jonathan India to pop out and struck out Witt to end the threat. Key stat The Royals went 6 for 12 with runners in scoring position in their 9-5 win Saturday. They were 1 for 5 on Sunday. Up next The Dodgers have Monday off before starting a six-game homestand with RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-6, 2.61 ERA) on the mound Tuesday night against the White Sox. Kansas City begins a seven-game trip Monday night in Seattle with RHP Michael Wacha (4-7, 3.33) starting the opener of a four-game series.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Pitcher Justin Wrobleski gives Dodgers a surprising boost during win over Royals
Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski throws the ball during the fifth inning of a win over the Kansas City Royals Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press) In truth, there was very little notable action on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. Which, in effect, is exactly how Justin Wrobleski liked it. In the Dodgers' 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals — a victory that clinched the weekend series and gave the club a 5-1 record on this past week's road trip — Wrobleski continued to quietly impress as a depth pitching option for the Dodgers, pitching six scoreless innings that was short on flash but long on substance; serving as the latest productive outing in his suddenly auspicious sophomore season. Advertisement Entering the game after opener Lou Trivino at the start of the second, Wrobleski made easy work of a struggling Kansas City offense, giving up just three hits and one walk in a six-strikeout showing as the Dodgers (53-32) pulled away at the plate. Read more: Shohei Ohtani hits 102 mph in another sharp pitching start, but Dodgers fall to Royals Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer in the second. Will Smith added a solo shot in the sixth. And by the time the team tacked on two more runs in the seventh, such extra insurance was already looking unneeded. Instead, Wrobleski further raised his stock in what has been a surprise midseason rejuvenation, turning in his best performance yet at the big-league level. Advertisement Over his 83-pitch outing, the Royals (39-45) only once managed to even put a runner in scoring position. Few saw Wrobleski's surge coming this season. After a choppy eight-game debut last year, when he had a 5.70 ERA, the 24-year-old left-hander's first opportunity in the majors this season was a total disaster, giving up eight runs in five innings to the Washington Nationals back on April 8. Wrobleski was optioned back to the minor leagues after that, and made only one MLB appearance over the next two months: a four-inning outing in mop-up relief duty during a May 15 blowout of the Athletics. Read more: Why Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have struggled at the plate lately for the Dodgers Advertisement At the start of June, however, he was called back up to make a spot start in St. Louis, turning in a decent six-inning, four-run effort. And since then, he has continued to get better each time out. In his last 20 innings — all of them coming in bulk relief — he has allowed just four earned runs while striking out 21 batters. His overall ERA in five June appearances was 2.73. The biggest difference with Wrobleski of late has been his fastball. In that April start against the Nationals, it averaged just 93 mph. In every outing since, it has sat around 96-97 mph, and topped out above 99 mph. Wrobleski credited the improvement with some small mechanical tweaks, having adopted a wider base in his pre-pitch stance and incorporated a rocking motion in his delivery to help him direct his momentum toward the plate. But also, he said he has simply found a way to throw with maximum effort more consistently — coupling it with an increased reliance on his sinker to attack the zone and induce quick outs. Advertisement Read more: Clayton Kershaw moves three strikeouts away from 3,000 as Dodgers finish sweep of Rockies As a result, Wrobleski's name is quickly rising among the hierarchy of young Dodgers pitching. The fact that he was even on this road trip was a sign of the organization's growing confidence in his abilities. During the team's last homestand, fellow young talent Emmet Sheehan returned from Tommy John surgery with four sharp innings, and seemed primed to occupy an open spot in the Dodgers' rotation moving forward. However, with Sheehan not yet fully built up, the club elected to option him back to triple-A and have Wrobleski pitch twice in a six-day span this week, with a five-inning, two-run outing in Colorado on Tuesday preceding Sunday's gem in Kansas City. Advertisement Sheehan should be back in the majors soon, having pitched six perfect innings with 13 strikeouts a start with Oklahoma City on Wednesday (manager Dave Roberts said Sheehan's next outing will also be with OKC, though he could still rejoin the Dodgers before the end of their upcoming homestand). But now, he's not the only former prospect showing flashes of being an impact option in the majors. Sunday's outing might have breezed by in the moment, but it only further underscored the lasting impression Wrobleski is suddenly making. Sign up for more Dodgers news with Dodgers Dugout. Delivered at the start of each series. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Dodgers' Hernández and Smith homer, Wrobleski pitches 6 innings of 3-hit ball in 5-1 win over Royals
Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer. Will Smith also went deep, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a dominant performance from Justin Wrobleski and the rest of their bullpen in a rain-delayed 5–1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Wrobleski (4–2) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in place of opener Lou Trivino. Kirby Yates worked a perfect eighth, and Jack Dreyer handled the ninth, helping Los Angeles win for the sixth time in seven games. Max Muncy and Miguel Rojas also drove in runs for the Dodgers, who have won six consecutive series. Kris Bubic (6-6) allowed Hernández's two-run shot in the second inning among his three hits and two walks in five innings. The left-hander struck out five but still took his fourth loss in his last five starts despite maintaining a 2.25 ERA. Bobby Witt Jr. doubled in the first to score the only run for the Royals, who have lost seven of their last eight games. Both teams paid homage to the Negro Leagues, whose museum is less than 10 miles from Kauffman Stadium. The Dodgers wore hats from their Brooklyn days out of respect for Jackie Robinson, who played for the Kansas City Monarchs before breaking the color barrier, and the Royals wore the interlocking KC hats of the 1945 Monarchs. Key moment: The Dodgers were leading 2–1 in the fifth when Freddy Fermin led off with a bunt single for Kansas City. Drew Waters worked a 3–0 count before failing to get down a sacrifice bunt, striking out instead. Wrobleski proceeded to get Jonathan India to pop out and struck out Witt to end the threat. Key stat: The Royals went 6 for 12 with runners in scoring position in their 9–5 win Saturday. They were 1 for 5 on Sunday. Up next: The Dodgers have Monday off before starting a six-game homestand with RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7–6, 2.61 ERA) on the mound Tuesday night against the White Sox. Kansas City begins a seven-game trip Monday night in Seattle with RHP Michael Wacha (4–7, 3.33 ERA) starting the opener of a four-game series.
