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Teoscar Hernández is expected to miss “a few weeks at the minimum” after suffering a left hamstring strain during Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies, per staff at Dodger Blue. Hernández went down while running to first base on a groundout in the bottom of the second inning, walking slowly back to the dugout before being removed from the game. The initial timeline gives us our first sense of how long the Dodgers will be without one of their most important bats — and it’s not great news.

This is the second significant injury for Hernández in a short window, which makes it sting even more. He was already dealing with an oblique issue that landed him on the IL, with MRI results revealing a significant tear that was initially projected to sideline him for six to eight weeks. He later admitted to hiding the oblique injury before it forced him out. Now, just as the club was navigating that situation, the hamstring compounds things in a serious way. Hernández has been a cornerstone of this lineup since signing with Los Angeles, bringing right-handed thump and a veteran presence that’s hard to replicate. In 2025, he was a key piece of the Dodgers’ offensive identity, and they were counting on more of the same this season. Losing him for an extended stretch — with the oblique already in the picture — raises real questions about his availability over the next couple of months.

Hernández’s power from the right side is something this roster doesn’t easily replace internally. He’s the kind of hitter who can change a game with one swing, and he was settling into a productive rhythm before the injuries started piling up. The hamstring is a particularly tricky one for an outfielder — it affects everything from running the bases to tracking down balls in the gaps. “A few weeks” is the optimistic end of the range, and hamstrings have a nasty habit of lingering longer than anyone wants, especially when a player is also managing a separate soft-tissue issue like the oblique tear.

For the Dodgers, this means the outfield depth is going to be tested in a real way. Kyle Freeland was already recalled to help cover the roster spot when Hernández hit the IL with the oblique strain, and the front office was reportedly weighing additional roster moves before the injury situation escalated. With Tommy Edman working his way back on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City and Evan Phillips reportedly in a good spot on his own rehab timeline, there are reinforcements on the horizon — but none of them are Teoscar Hernández in the middle of your lineup.

I’ll be blunt: losing Hernández for what could realistically stretch well beyond the minimum timeline is a significant blow. The Dodgers have the organizational depth to stay competitive, but they’re now stacking absences at a rate that forces hard decisions. How they fill that production over the next month-plus will say a lot about how the front office views this roster heading into the summer. We’ll be tracking his recovery closely.

Source(s): Staff (Dodger Blue) | First reported: May 28, 2026 5:14 PM UTC

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