The Boston Red Sox have agreed a two-year, $ 14 million deal with Enrique Hernandez, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday.
Hernandez, originally acquired from the Miami Marlins as part of a seven-player trade in December 2014, has been a key gear for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the past six years because of their infectious energy, their defensive versatility. and his production against left-handed throwing.
Hernandez, 29, is a .240 / .313 / .425 career hitter, which places him slightly below the league average, but can offer top-quality defense as a midfielder and offside. . From 2016 to 2020, Hernandez compiled 5.7 FanGraphs wins over the substitution.
One of his major highlights with the Dodgers came in October, when he reached the local round by tying in the seventh game of the National League Championship Series.
MLB Network was the first to report the deal.
ESPN’s Alden González contributed to this report.