With the Dodgers back in St. Louis this weekend, Katie Woo at The Athletic wrote about a pep talk last June in St. Louis that Kiké Hernández gave to Miguel Rojas, who was struggling both at the plate and mentally:
“I wanted to change the mentality, because if he didn’t, he was going to be on the way out,” Hernández explained. “Not because it was going to happen, but because he was going to do that to himself. I basically told him, ‘I’ve been where you are right now, and it’s not a good way to live. If you put a stop to it, and you say the season starts tomorrow and that’s the mentality you bring in each and every day, you’re going to be much more enjoyable.’”
Mike Petriello at MLB.com wrote about Max Muncy, who over the last 12 months has been one of the best hitters in baseball.
Teoscar Hernández wears the Autism Awareness logo on various pieces of baseball equipment, in honor of his son Teo, who is on the autism spectrum. Hernández talked to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register:
“I think that’s the best that I can do to support that and let people know they’re not alone – that we can continue our lives regardless of any family member that has autism.”
