Kiké Hernandez Thought The Dodgers Lost The World Series When Andy Pages Posterized Him

Dodgers head Dave Roberts was joined by Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Will Smith and Kiké Hernandez arsenic guests connected Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live where they were described arsenic "still moist" from their World Series celebration. The quintet of champions answered immoderate questions while remembering conscionable really awesome that each was for Los Angeles fans—your emblematic late-night fare.

The item was Hernandez revealing that he was nether nan belief his squad had mislaid nan World Series aft getting trucked by Andy Pages to extremity nan ninth inning of Game 7.

Hernandez shared nan communicative of really he processed nan season-saving play aft getting teed up by Roberts.

"Bases loaded ninth inning, shot drops we lose, right" he said. "I get a bad jump because nan transportation almost bounced, he benignant of put nan bat connected nan ball. I collapsed half a measurement successful and I'm running. And I'm reasoning astir my full life arsenic I'm pursuing this shot and I felt for illustration I ran a 400-meter dash and for illustration arsenic I'm yet astir to drawback nan shot I'm for illustration 'the only point I've sewage to interest astir is nan wall, right?'"

Hernandez assured everyone he was successful position to drawback nan shot earlier he was blindsided from Pages, who had conscionable entered nan crippled arsenic a protect replacement.

"Out of obscurity I consciousness for illustration an NBA subordinate because my teammate posterized me," he said. "I spell down and successful my caput everything is quiet, which should person told maine he caught it."

Hernandez said he didn't spot his instincts because he thought his encephalon was protecting him from heartbreak. And that he only recovered retired nan Dodgers had caller life successful other innings aft Pages came complete to cheque connected him.

It's an awesome communicative and an other spot of lore for an already unbelievable World Series.

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