My Take
I have a soft spot for Kiké Hernández, because he's the ultimate baseball Swiss Army knife. Second base, shortstop, center field, wherever you stick him, he just shrugs and gets it done, and that selflessness is criminally underrated in a sport obsessed with star power. What seals the deal for me, though, is October Kiké. Something clicks in the postseason and this so-called role player turns into a guy launching homers and dragging lineups along with him, which makes the whole "best player nobody talks about" thing feel kind of unfair. Throw in the Puerto Rican pride, the permanent grin, and the chaotic-good dugout energy, and you've got pure baseball joy in human form. Easy to root for, basically impossible to dislike.
Overview
Enrique José Hernández González Jr. (born August 24, 1991), nicknamed Kike ( KEE-kay), is a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, and Boston Red Sox.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Enrique Hernández
- Name (Japanese)
- エンリケ・エルナンデス
- Reading
- えんりけ・えるなんです
- Born
- August 24, 1991 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Toa Baja, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.