Kiké Hernández Says Viral Interview After Dodgers' NLDS Win Almost Got Him Suspended

Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández revealed on The Shop that his viral interview after Game 5 of the National League Division Series, which featured an emphatic F-bomb, nearly got him suspended by MLB (10:10 mark).

Hernández hit a solo homer to help the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the deciding Game 5 of the NLDS. Naturally, he was elated after the victory. And when asked about what was different about this Dodgers team versus other L.A. squads that faltered in the playoffs, Hernández had this to say:

Hernández had this to say about what went down behind the scenes, noting a suspension for Game 1 of the NLCS against the New York Mets was on the table (h/t Jack Baer of Yahoo Sports).

"I did get fined for that. I was going to get an even heftier fine ,and I was going to get a game suspension, but having a good agent and having a good player union came in handy. They got rid of the suspension, and they got to lower the fine a little bit, which was good. I did have to apologize, which you could say 50/50 on the honesty part of it.

"What I answered was my honest answer from the bottom of my heart, and I didn't think there was any other way of describing the team. I felt like I had already taken a while to think about my answer, because I didn't want to answer it that way. But when I asked if we were live, he said yes, and I figured, 'There's got to be some sort of delay.' There was no delay, and I was on live TV cussing. And there was a lot of criticizing that."

The curse that reportedly got the MLB offices stirring ended up being water under the bridge, and Hernandez enjoyed an excellent postseason, hitting .294 (.808 OPS) with two homers, six RBI and eight runs.

And the Dodgers won their ninth World Series in franchise history, taking down the Mets in six NLCS games before beating the New York Yankees in five in the Fall Classic.