MLB News: Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers Reportedly Agree to 3-Year, $66M Contract in FA

After his impressive 2024 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, outfielder Teoscar Hernández is staying put in Hollywood for the foreseeable future.

According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive, Hernández agreed to re-sign with the Dodgers on a three-year, $66 million contract on Friday. ESPN's Jeff Passan added that the deal includes a fourth-year option worth $15 million.

Additionally, Hernández's contract includes $23 million in deferred money and a $23 million signing bonus, per Passan.

The news comes after Hernández appeared to confirm he was returning to the Dodgers on his Instagram story:

Los Angeles is Hernández's third team in the last four years, as he was traded from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners after the 2022 season before signing with the Dodgers ahead of the 2024 campaign.

Hernández is coming off a strong season in which he earned his second career All-Star selection and helped lead the Dodgers to a 98-64 finish, the best record in the National League. He was the 2024 Home Run Derby champion and finished the year with a career-high 33 home runs while adding 99 RBI and batting .272. During the playoffs, he hit .250 with three homers and 12 RBI as the Dodgers won the World Series by defeating the New York Yankees in five games.

After the season, Hernández was named a Silver Slugger Award winner for the third time in his career.

The 2025 season will be the 10th year in Hernández's major-league career. He made his MLB debut in 2016 as a member of the Houston Astros before being traded to the Blue Jays the following year. He hit 20 or more home runs in six of the last eight years.

By holding onto Hernández, the Dodgers are retaining an experienced slugger who is entering the prime of his career. The 32-year-old should continue to produce at a high level as a member of a talented lineup that also includes 2024 NL MVP Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.