Kiké Hernandez Reacts to Dodgers Signing Edwin Diaz

The Los Angeles Dodgers made their first massive splash in free company on Tuesday — the second day of Winter Conferences — signing nearer Edwin Diaz to a three-year, $69 million contract.

Dodgers utility man and fan favourite Kiké Hernandez took to X (previously Twitter) to touch upon the Dodgers’ All-Star signing.

“That is how the Winter Conferences ought to be yearly!!!”

Diaz has been one among MLB’s greatest closers for the previous a number of years, and posted unimaginable numbers in 2025 — even by his requirements. Even in a free company class loaded with late-inning relievers, he was far and away the most suitable choice available on the market.

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The best-hander has a profession 2.82 ERA and has logged 253 saves via his 9 MLB seasons, and can look so as to add a brand new layer of depth to a Dodgers bullpen which desperately wanted a high-leverage reliever this offseason. His greatest season to this point got here in 2018, when he led MLB with a career-high 57 saves and positioned eighth in AL Cy Younger voting, however that’s to not say he hasn’t been elite since.

He had a 1.63 ERA via his 62 appearances in 2025, changing 28 of his 31 save alternatives all through the season. He additionally made his third All-Star Recreation, marking the primary time he had attended the Midsummer Basic since lacking 2023 with damage.

The Dodgers weren’t the one staff to make a giant transfer Tuesday, although, because the Philadelphia Phillies introduced again All-Star designated hitter Kyle Schwarber again after he completed runner-up to Shohei Ohtani in NL MVP voting in 2025.

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The Dodgers have already made a large enchancment to their roster, and with loads of time remaining within the Winter Conferences, they may nonetheless make extra additions to gasoline their pursuit of a 3rd consecutive World Collection title.

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