MLB Rumors: Teoscar Hernández Interests Red Sox, Orioles After Dodgers' WS Win

The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles are interested in signing Teoscar Hernández after he helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 2024 World Series, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi.

Morosi noted that other MLB teams are also interested in Hernández, who is a free agent after playing out a one-year, $23.5 million deal with the Dodgers.

Hernández batted .272 in 154 games this season. He recorded hits in all five World Series games while totaling four RBI to help the Dodgers clinch the championship over the New York Yankees.

He earned his second career All-Star nod and first since 2021 after recording an OPS of .840, trailing only Shohei Ohtani for the Dodgers team lead with 33 home runs and 99 RBI.

The right-hander received a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Dodgers, which he is expected to decline. Should he sign with another team, Los Angeles would receive a 2025 draft pick in compensation.

Hernández previously said that his "hopes are really high" that he will re-sign with the Dodgers.

"I want us to be here. I want us to be part of this. I have so many good memories here," Hernández said after the Dodgers' World Series win (h/t MLB.com's Juan Toribio.) "I've learned a lot as a player, as a person. It feels great to be part of this."

But he could face some competition for his attention from the Orioles and Red Sox, who Morosi noted "have similar needs for right-handed power."

This wouldn't be the first time the Red Sox have made a move for the outfielder. Boston offered him a two-year, $28 million contract last offseason, which Hernández turned down in favor of the Dodgers deal.

"At the end of the day, I love the Red Sox and it was one of my favorite teams," Hernández said in July about Boston's offer. "At the end of the day I have to make what is best for me and my career and my family."

If Red Sox can win him over with a more lucrative deal this offseason, the team could find a replacement for free agent Tyler O'Neill after the right-hander hit 31 home runs in 113 games. Boston could still try to re-sign O'Neill, who said he and the team have "mutual interest" in him returning.

Baltimore meanwhile could be looking for another right-handed option to replace free agent outfielder Anthony Santander, who hit a career-high 44 home runs in 155 games during his 2024 All-Star season.

The Orioles were sold in March to a new ownership group, which general manager Mike Elias recently said would be willing to spend big on free agents, per MLB.com's Jake Rill.

Elias added that, should Santander walk, the Orioles would look to the trade market for a player who fits a similar profile.

Hernández, who previously played for the Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, turned 32 in October. He is projected by Spotrac to receive three years and $71 million on his next contract.