Hernández, who is expected to play right field next season, calls the Dodgers “different” from other teams and says “money wasn’t an issue” in his decision-making.

The Los Angeles Dodgers finally got their fan favorite outfielder back, but it came at the expense of Teoscar Hernández leaving money on the table. Hernández had spent over half a decade with the Toronto Blue Jays when he was traded to the Seattle Mariners before the 2023 season,

The Dodgers have continued to operate. The loss of Walker Buehler (and potentially Jack Flaherty) in free agency was offset as the Dodgers signed two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. They brought back reliever Blake Treinen and extended Tommy Edman to play center field.