Teoscar Hernández agrees to three-year, $66-million deal with the Dodgers
LA TimesTeoscar Hernández wanted to stay with the Dodgers. And on Friday, those desires finally came to fruition, with Hernández agreeing to re-sign with the Dodgers on a three-year, $66-million deal, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation who weren’t authorized to speak publicly, that will bring back one of the most popular, productive and important players from last season’s World Series team. Although the Dodgers never engaged Hernández’s camp in contract talks during the season, the Dominican star repeatedly voiced his desire to stay in Los Angeles after the season. “I’m going to do everything in my power to come back.” Conversations between the Dodgers and Hernández’s camp began early in the offseason, but talks didn’t intensify until the days leading up to the winter meetings, according to people with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to speak publicly. And in order to re-sign Hernández, the team’s pushed its luxury tax payroll past last year’s total of $353 million, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, setting them up for heavy tax penalties again in 2025.