Kike Hernandez drops hilarious reaction to his bobblehead figure in latest post

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going through a surprising slump this season, suffering consecutive series sweeps against the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Despite dropping back-to-back series, Kike Hernandez is having fun on the sidelines. The Dodgers utility star dropped a hilarious reaction to his bobblehead video shared by the Dodgers on Instagram on Thursday.

"Not a pitching bobblehead #wastedoppurtunity. Has a flat ass! His hips lie! No glasses! But at least the face looks like mine; has my moles!"

(Image source - Kike Hernandez Instagram)

Kike Hernandez's wife Mariana Vincente and former Dodgers pitcher Jose De Leon reacted to the original video shared by the Dodgers with a series of laughing emojis.

Hernandez's bobblehead night is set for Aug. 31 when the Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. However, his participation in the game remains uncertain as he is dealing with an elbow injury.

Kike Hernandez lands on IL after hiding elbow injury

Earlier this week, the Dodgers made several roster moves, while placing Kike Hernandez on the 10-day injured list. The veteran utility player is reportedly dealing with left elbow inflammation, an injury he hid from the team and tried to play through.

“At that point in time, he kept it to himself,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “He just wanted to be out there to compete, and it just continually got worse and really impacted his offense and the swing. And so just a couple days ago, it just really reached a head where it was pretty much intolerable.”

James Outman was added to the roster to replace Hernández. Outman was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

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