Know How Much Teoscar Hernandez Will Earn With Return To Los Angeles Dodgers

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Teoscar Hernandez is making a return to the Los Angeles Dodgers after a successful first season.  The All-Star outfielder and the World Series champions have agreed on a three-year, $66 million contract, according to multiple reports.

According to sources, the deal includes a club option of $15 million for the 2028 season with a $6.5 million buyout, $23.5 million in deferred money and a $23 million signing bonus.

While the Dodgers haven’t yet officially confirmed the new agreement, Teoscar Hernandez posted “I’m back” on his Instagram account, announcing the contract.

Last winter, the Dodgers made an agreement with two-way slugger Shohei Ohtani for a 10-year mega-contract worth $700 million in a way that would see $68 million per season deferred. They also deferred a portion of starter Blake Snell’s five-year, $182 million contract this offseason. This meant they were able to shell out  $66 million for the Dominican Republic national.

Hernandez had signed as a free agent with the Dodgers, reportedly declining multi-year offers for a one-year, $23.5 million contract, with $8.5 million deferred.

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The 32-year-old was a key contributor to the Dodgers’ regular-season run as well as through the playoffs.  He batted .250 with three homers, 12 RBIs and 10 walks, and reached base safely in 15 of 16 postseason games.

Hernandez batted .272 in the regular season registering a career-high 33 home runs as well as 99 RBIs in 154 games. He sported a .339 on-base percentage and .501 slugging percentage.

He notched up his second All-Star Game, where he also emerged victorious at the Home Run Derby. He also won his third Silver Slugger award.

Teoscar Hernandez is a career .263 hitter with 192 homers and 572 RBIs in 965 games for the Houston Astros (2016-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2017-22), Seattle Mariners (2023) and Dodgers.

The Dodgers had earlier this month struck a deal with veteran Michael Conforto (one year, $17 million) to bolster up a squad of outfielders including Tommy Edman, Chris Taylor, James Outman and Andy Pages. 

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