Dodgers’ Kiké Hernández Opens Up on Latest Awkward Moment

Dontrelle Willis asked Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernández a question during the Dodgers‘ 2-1 win over the New York Yankees, part of a pre-arranged in-game interview segment during Friday night’s Apple TV broadcast. The awkward silence that followed lasted roughly 30 seconds.

Hernández didn’t have time to answer as Gleyber Torres sent a two-hopper to third base. The ball took a big hop, hit Hernández in the midsection, and resulted in his second error of the year.

“What was the previous question, before I made that error?” Hernández finally said, after the broadcasters analyzed the grounder — which Hernández said took a “funky” sideways hop — in his ear.

“I don’t want to ask it again, because I don’t want you to boot the ball again,” Willis joked, trying to infuse the moment with some humor. “I’ll take that E for you, big dog.”

Willis took to social media minutes later and accepted full responsibility for the error. In the end, a run didn’t score so the Dodgers were hurt.

In-game interviews have become part of the game during national broadcasts. That was the second time this season that Hernández made things interesting. The first was when his microphone picked up his PitchCom device during an ESPN broadcast.

This time, Hernández didn’t blame the in-game interview for the error.

“I think that ball would have hit my [midsection] regardless of whether I was wearing a mic or not,” he said.

“You get exposed and then everybody talks about, ‘You made an error because you had a mic on,’ ” Hernández said, later adding: “You can say it’s embarrassing because you’re in the spotlight. You’re talking as the play is happening.”

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