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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiké Hernández returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, two months after being sidelined with a severe oblique injury that occurred two days into his season debut.
The utility man who turns 35 in late August missed the first two months of the season recovering from left elbow surgery. He was back for two games — going 4 for 4 with two doubles and a home run — before getting injured again in late May during batting practice.
“I feel like everything is in a pretty good spot right now,” Hernández said. “Trying to keep my 1.000 batting average going and be the best hitter in the league.”
Hernández had been projected to be out three months with the left oblique tear. He accelerated the recovery process with a stem cell injection and rehab that included sitting in a hyperbaric chamber daily.
“When you hear that it’s a grade 3 full tear, you kind of get scared and…
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