Hernández did not offer a timetable for his return.
The 34-year-old said he’d been playing hurt for about a month when he went on the injured list with left elbow inflammation on July 7. He returned on Aug. 26 but played just 93 games in 2025.
“I played [until], basically, I felt like I couldn’t even hold the bat anymore,” Hernández said upon his return from the IL. “And I mean, it was kind of dumb on my end. But I’ve always felt that if I feel like I could play, I’m not going to go on the IL. By the time we went in for the MRI, it was a little too late.”
For the season, Hernández batted just .203 with 10 homers and 35 RBIs.
In the bottom of the ninth of a 4-4 tie in Game 7, Hernández collided with Andy Pages on a fly ball to the left-center-field warning track by Ernie Clement.
