Three-Inning Save: Teoscar Hernández is back & Dodgers sign Hyeseong Kim, too

Three-Inning Save: A Los Angeles Dodgers Podcast

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, the Dodgers re-signed Teoscar Hernández, bringing back a key component to one of the best offenses in Major League Baseball. They also signed Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim to a three-year deal, further solidifying the position-player roster.

Hernández, who settled for a one-year contract last offseason, got the three-year deal he wanted this time around, with a guaranteed $66 million. There’s a club option in 2028, a hefty signing bonus, and some deferred money as well, a fashion similar to the Dodgers’ recent pacts with Blake Snell and Tommy Edman.

Kim was a three-time Golden Glove Award winner, at shortstop and second base, for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO, and played the Dodgers in an exhibition game in Seoul last March. The Dodgers signed the lefty-hitting soon-to-be 26-year-old for three years, $12.5 million plus a two-year option for 2028-29. Kim is expected to play all over the field for Los Angeles.

We look at what signing Hernández and Kim means for the now-full 40-man roster, the payroll implications of this latest Dodgers move, what it might mean for Chris Taylor, Gavin Lux, Andy Pages, and others.

The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch, with questions from Craig Minami. Produced by Brian Salvatore.

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