The Dodgers activated Teoscar Hernández off the injured list on Monday, after the outfielder missed 12 games with a left groin strain.
Hernández on the season is hitting .315/.333/.600 with nine home runs and a 157 wRC+. When he was placed on the injured list on May 6, Hernández was leading the majors with 34 runs batted in.
He injured his leg while running in the outfield to make a catch on May 5 against the Marlins.
Hernández faced live pitching in simulated games several times over the last week and a half, along with fellow rehabber Tommy Edman, in addition to doing rounds of running and pregame drills. Hernández played in one rehab game over the weekend, playing four innings in right field for Low-A Rancho Cucamonga.
He walked twice and struck out in his three plate appearances. He got to test the groin a bit after the first walk, going from first to third base on a single and scoring on a wild pitch.
James Outman was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Outman played in nine of the 12 games for which he was active after getting called up on May 6, including seven starts in center field. He hit two home runs, including one on Thursday against the A’s, but had only three hits in 24 at-bats plus three walks and 13 strikeouts.
With Hernández out, Andy Pages shifted from center to right field, where he’s already amassed a whopping seven Defensive Runs Saved and two Outs Above Average. The open spot in the outfield was center. In addition to Outman’s seven starts, rookie Hyeseong Kim started in center twice, along with Chris Taylor and Kiké Hernández once each over the last two weeks, plus Edman on Sunday once he was activated off his own injured-list stint.
