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Dodgers instrumentality favourite Kiké Hernández has built a estimation for clutch October moments and an easygoing personality.
But aft choosing to skip nan team’s upcoming July 23 White House visit celebrating their 2026 World Series title, nan inferior seasoned recovered himself astatine nan halfway of a heated governmental debate.
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Officially, nan 34-year-old is missing nan travel to statesman a minor-league wounded rehabilitation duty for a strained near oblique.
Apr 29, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Kike Hernandez (8) pitches successful nan ninth inning against nan Miami Marlins to first subordinate to deterioration approved pitcher hybrid helmet/cap successful a crippled astatine Dodger Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
"It's going to beryllium difficult to beryllium successful 2 cities astatine nan aforesaid time," Hernández admitted recently. Though he quickly added a much candid takeaway: "If I was active, I astir apt wouldn't person gone anyways."
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That admittance didn't beryllium good pinch 1 disgruntled instrumentality named Larry, who sent a typed missive to nan ballpark taking nonstop purpose astatine nan Puerto Rican-born star:
"Mr. Hernandez, aft proceeding astir nan horrible acquisition during your past sojourn to nan White House and your excuse for your absence this year, it seems clear that you are conscionable a disrespectful, spoiled, pampered, entitled small brat. Remember, you activity for an statement that promotes a group (The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) that disparages and denigrates nan full Catholic religion."
Enrique Hernandez No. 8 of nan Los Angeles Dodgers rounds nan bases aft hitting a location tally during nan 3rd inning against nan Toronto Blue Jays successful Game 5 of nan World Series astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles, Calif., connected Oct. 29, 2025. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Rather than tossing nan dislike message successful nan trash, Hernández posted a photograph of nan letter, on pinch Larry’s unredacted return address, to his 1.5 cardinal societal media followers.
"SO to Larry for nan bully letter!" Hernández captioned nan post. "Next time, astatine slightest make it handwritten, you bully sir!"
Hernández isn't nan only Dodger opting retired of nan Washington trip.
While Hernández did be nan team's White House sojourn successful April 2025 pursuing their 2024 championship, he later indicated he regretted nan experience.
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Superstar teammate Mookie Betts is besides expected to skip nan July 23 event.
Betts antecedently made headlines erstwhile he opted not to sojourn nan White House pinch nan Boston Red Sox successful 2019, during Donald Trump's first term.
Hernández has agelong been vocal successful his guidance to President Trump’s migration stance.
Tensions surrounding nan Dodgers deed a boiling constituent successful 2025 pursuing rumors that migration officials were coming at Dodger Stadium.
Enrique Hernandez of nan Los Angeles Dodgers speaks to nan crowd astatine nan 2025 Dodgers World Series Celebration astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles, Calif., connected Nov. 3, 2025. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
While rumors initially claimed ICE was targeting fans, OutKick confirmed astatine nan clip that nan unit was really California Border Control agents conducting regular operations unrelated to section sweeps.
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Championship White House visits were erstwhile a universally accepted, non-partisan triumph thigh for title teams. Today, they are an ideological battleground.
Whether you work together pinch Larry aliases nan player, doxxing a instrumentality complete a typed critique crosses a line.
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Alejandro Avila is simply a longtime writer astatine OutKick, surviving successful Southern California.
