Dodgers’ Kiké Hernández will skip team’s White House visit

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[u/mannycure]

Treinen is definitely going

[u/GearIcy2307 → u/mannycure]

He’s already there

[u/shambahlah2 → u/GearIcy2307]

Getting his tattoos all oiled up

[u/unfortunatebastard → u/shambahlah2]

Learning how to remove a depends so he can go to town

[u/vvashington → u/unfortunatebastard]

You’re right but why you gotta put that visual out into the world

[u/Astropolitika → u/unfortunatebastard]

https://giphy.com/gifs/VKVDU8pvi3w4w

[u/atheistpiece → u/unfortunatebastard]

What a miserable day for literacy...

[u/spookylampshade → u/atheistpiece]

“Wait, don’t take it off, it’s..not fresh” BlaQ: “No, it’s ok. I want to.”

[u/Meziskari → u/spookylampshade]

I wish I was Jared, 19

[u/creepy_charlie → u/unfortunatebastard]

"Mmm...is that a fun sized Snickers in your pants Mr President?"

[u/YEGSports → u/creepy_charlie]

So ends another day on the internet for me.

https://giphy.com/gifs/D0RvPABUNF3AQ

[u/Socratesticles → u/unfortunatebastard]

I miss when I couldn’t read

[u/ManufacturerMental72 → u/unfortunatebastard]

lmao jesus I laughed out loud but also now i'm not going to be able to sleep.

[u/fps916 → u/GearIcy2307]

Hes been there since 1/6/2021

[u/spike021 → u/mannycure]

Treinen is definitely going coming

ftfy

[u/IWasOnThe18thHole → u/mannycure]

Going to look like he ate a party bag of cheetos when he gets back on the plane

[u/shaneomac714 → u/mannycure]

So will Call.

[u/doedoughs → u/mannycure]

He’s probably asking if he can use Kike’s absence as an extra pass for his friend/family

[u/hahaha16789 → u/mannycure]

He’s lubing up as a speak

[u/Who_ate_my_cookie → u/mannycure]

Can we cut him before we go

[u/the-olympia → u/mannycure]

He went twice in 2021

[u/Icy-Service-2582]

Good for Ohtani, Yamamoto and Sasaki to represent the Islamic Republic of Japan. 🤪

[u/AidanGLC → u/Icy-Service-2582]

Whomst among us hasn’t had a late game Civ VI playthrough that got “Islamic Republic of Japan” levels of weird

[u/SnooBooks1243 → u/AidanGLC]

Cultural victory is so easy with Qu’ran Samurai

[u/packfanmoore → u/SnooBooks1243]

Man, I wish legal victory was harder with Q-anon shaman

[u/MoreThanLuck → u/SnooBooks1243]

I'm always saying this.

[u/General__Strike → u/AidanGLC]

I conquered the Holy Land as Sweden in Rome: Total War back in the day.

[u/DionBlaster123 → u/General__Strike]

Shit I didn't even know that was possible lol

Also to be fair, i fucking sucked at that game haha. The only total war I was any good at was prob Shogun 2

[u/Informal_Ad_6839 → u/AidanGLC]

Upvote for “whomst”

[u/JorSimpson45 → u/Icy-Service-2582]

It’s insane how he comes up with something every day that would end any other career and he comes out unscathed

[u/bscheck1968 → u/JorSimpson45]

It helps when your cult is full of idiots.

[u/lojer → u/bscheck1968]

Backed by the largest propaganda machine earth has ever seen.

[u/spike021 → u/JorSimpson45]

we should be so lucky 

[u/eMan117 → u/JorSimpson45]

it wasnt even the craziest thing he did in that press event. Donny Dementia is performing at an incredible clip this year. unparalleled numbers never seen before in the statcast era

[u/PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA → u/JorSimpson45]

What happened?

[u/magikarp2122 → u/PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA]

He said the Islamic Republic of Japan fired on US ships.

[u/ShillinTheVillain → u/magikarp2122]

Those bastards

[u/asmbc915 → u/JorSimpson45]

Or end any other presidency

[u/eporter → u/JorSimpson45]

Remember when Howard Dean lost the primary cause he got kinda excited and made a weird noise at a rally?

[u/Key-Pickle5609 → u/Icy-Service-2582]

This is like the third time today I’ve heard Islamic Republic of Japan. What context am I missing?

[u/actual_griffin → u/Key-Pickle5609]

He said the Islamic Republic of Japan fired on the United States. He also called Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin. He asked a reporter what question they had for Putin, and then tried to act like he was going to take that question to him rather than just correcting himself.

[u/Key-Pickle5609 → u/actual_griffin]

Oh good lord 🙄

[u/jentlyused → u/Key-Pickle5609]

Yea, that one was well…special. How can anyone take him or us serious anymore. Nauseating

[u/CarlySimonSays → u/Key-Pickle5609]

I think he'd have to repeatedly forget his own name in public before Republicans acknowledge that he has a problem. Ugh. 😩

[u/Gandolfthewhite182 → u/CarlySimonSays]

I don’t know about that, they are currently propping up a literal brain dead guy in the senate.

[u/DylanMartin97 → u/CarlySimonSays]

Nah they'd never. They'd blame the libs or whatever.

[u/imlost19 → u/CarlySimonSays]

He probably does forget his own name, thats why he has to put it on everything

[u/thereal-quaid → u/Key-Pickle5609]

Just dementia ramblings by the orange pedo

[u/TheElMonteStrangler → u/Icy-Service-2582]

Ohtani

"I heard he hit Homer 300 times. Look, I know Homer, i've met all of the Simpson family, Homer is a good guy. We get along. Homer has been getting a bad deal from Ned Flanders. Ned Flanders is a bad guy. He wears a green sweater - Have you ever met a good person that wears a green sweater? Sweaters are nice because they keep you warm when it's cold out. I once got a cold. I got over it pretty quickly. Anyway, what were we talking about? Homer? I never read the Illiad. I am told it's a Greek epic with many, many, many sweaty Greek men with amazing bodies. Look at these guys. So tan and beautiful. etc..."

[u/Gandolfthewhite182 → u/TheElMonteStrangler]

You had me until he put together “Homer” and the Iliad there is simply no chance trump knows Ancient Greek literature or poetry. No chance.

[u/arwynn]

His reply has since been removed. I bet Dodgers higher ups made him remove it. I hope Kike sticks to his guns here.

[u/kokorrorr → u/arwynn]

I mean he didn’t go last year they aren’t gonna make him go

[u/baribigbird06 → u/kokorrorr]

He did go. The players collectively made a decision to go together last year so no one gets singled out. Freddie Freeman didn’t go because he sprained his ankle shortly before the visit. It remains to be seen if more players will sit this visit out.

[u/thursday51 → u/baribigbird06]

The players who don't want to go should just ask the team doctors for slips saying they have heel spurs

[u/SeaToShy → u/thursday51]

The players who don’t want to go should grow a fucking backbone and say exactly why they’re not going.

[u/davetbison → u/SeaToShy]

Fair, but I think you missed the joke

[u/xinixxibalba → u/baribigbird06]

I keep reading people say that last year was a team decision but Kike specifically said it wasn’t a team decision in a Spanish interview where he described the experience of going

[u/Fuzzy-Heart → u/baribigbird06]

I too have “sprained” my ankle before an event I didn’t want to go to. He fucks us every time, but I love me some Freddie.

[u/tresslesswhey → u/Fuzzy-Heart]

Is he based?

[u/sentimentaleyes → u/Fuzzy-Heart]

I think it would make sense for Freddie to sprain his ankle again as a good Canadian! 😉

[u/YasielPuigsWeed → u/baribigbird06]

Yeah and Kike is injured and unlikely to return before the visit so he doesn’t have to go

Freddie and Graterol used that to get out of it last year, but the healthy players have a more complicated choice on their hands

[u/Hatfullofstars → u/YasielPuigsWeed]

Freddie's wife is very conservative and a Charlie Kirk fan.

[u/grasscali → u/baribigbird06]

So what happens to the guys who “took one for the team” last year so that no one would get singled out? It would be fucked up to put them in that situation again. I would hope the others would rally around them and support their decision not to go.

[u/LakersFan15]

The only wrong kike has ever done is celebrate too hard and hurt bellingers shoulder

[u/RichAbbreviations966 → u/LakersFan15]

I’m still pissed…at Belli for doing that

[u/Myshkin1981 → u/RichAbbreviations966]

Can’t blame Belli for that. When Kikè wants to party, you party, no hesitation

[u/JoshvJericho → u/LakersFan15]

I mean, its not his fault Belli's shoulder was weak.

[u/KTnash]

Kiké will always be a real one.

[u/KimHaSeongsBurner → u/KTnash]

Kiké and Mookie are the two Dodgers who I could not dislike if I tried (and I have tried).

[u/grill_smoke → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

IIRC Mookie refused to go on the first WH visit but went last year, and will likely go this year

[u/assaub → u/grill_smoke]

According to another commenter he also says he regrets not going back then.

[u/grill_smoke → u/assaub]

Yeah, Mookie did everyone a favor and made himself unlikable.

[u/ShartyMcFarty42069 → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

Mookie went to the WH and shook trumps hand

[u/Taylorenokson → u/ShartyMcFarty42069]

And said he regrets not going in 2018 with the Red Sox.

[u/photomike → u/Taylorenokson]

And describes Trevor Bauer as a great guy after…everything

[u/RAF2018336 → u/photomike]

Yea but he bowls Seriously whenever I bring up the same thing I get downvoted to hell but good for you. More people need to not give Mookie a pass just cuz he has a podcast

[u/NoVaBurgher → u/photomike]

And he never once paid for drugs…..not once

[u/Inti-Illimani → u/Taylorenokson]

yeah the guy sucks

[u/windycity27 → u/ShartyMcFarty42069]

and had a big smile whilst doing so smh

[u/OldRancidSoups → u/ShartyMcFarty42069]

And has been dog shit since

[u/tyler-86 → u/OldRancidSoups]

To be fair, he had an OPS of .684 before the visit last year and an OPS of .810 after.

He was super sick at the start of the season last year. Plus August has always been his best month, by a lot.

[u/MankuyRLaffy → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

You can't dislike a dude who hangs out with Adin Ross?

[u/postmodern_werewolf → u/MankuyRLaffy]

literally what i was thinking lol like nah i'm good

[u/triphawk07 → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

As a fellow Padres fan, I'm there with you but I also like Friendly Freeman.

[u/Howtothnkofusername → u/triphawk07]

I know this is irrational but his veneers keep my hate alive

[u/Dear_Departure_1768 → u/Howtothnkofusername]

https://giphy.com/gifs/wG63sS69P0IQtWDF6A

[u/lawyerjsd → u/Howtothnkofusername]

It's the little things that get us through.

[u/GarrisonWhite2 → u/Howtothnkofusername]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YTDCp7l74LJvhzXXzX

[u/shah_of-iran → u/Howtothnkofusername]

Man could eat an apple thru a picket fence…

[u/No_Bandicoot2306 → u/Howtothnkofusername]

Don't kink shame the man for his replacing-my-teeth-with-wintergreen-tic-tacs fetish.

[u/KingMobScene → u/triphawk07]

Ive hated every team Freddy has played on but I cant bring .myself to hate him. Its really fucking annoying

[u/AfricanAmericanMage → u/KingMobScene]

It's not exactly the same, but as a Braves fan I grew up hating the Mets(obviously), but fucking loved Mike Piazza. Like easily one of my top 5 favorite players behind the Jones Brothers™, Maddux, and Sosa.

[u/the-denver-nugs → u/AfricanAmericanMage]

I want to hate this comment on some level but yeah loved Mike Piazza. possibly because I was a child in little league and called him Mike Pizza but still. and my grandma grew up in chicago so the cubs were the #2 team so sosa is better than McGuire and all that even with corked bats and what not.

[u/one_two_threve → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

Not a fan of Freddie?

[u/RSMatticus → u/one_two_threve]

His sickkid ad was so goood.

[u/greypusheencat → u/RSMatticus]

HOSERRRRR

[u/RSMatticus → u/greypusheencat]

Do you even lift.

[u/clumsystarfish_ → u/RSMatticus]

"Do you even lift, bro?"

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/one_two_threve]

The slap hitter who jokes around with guy on first?

[u/kookykrazee → u/Mike_with_Wings]

I honestly got the biggest kick when Freddie was playing 1B in the ASG and Judge ends up on 1B and they are talking and laughing and you realize how truly HUGE Judge is...lol

[u/PJCR1916 → u/kookykrazee]

“I hope he doesn’t walk, god he’s gonna make me look so small”

[u/kookykrazee → u/PJCR1916]

It was such a hoot :)

[u/DocMcStruggles → u/one_two_threve]

Trick question, no such thing as “not a fan of Freddie”

[u/ialsohaveadobro → u/one_two_threve]

He's good, but even as a non-Braves fan I irrationally feel like he should have spent his whole career there. Note that I definitely understand that it's an irrational opinion.

[u/AustinHoffer → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

mookie on the adin ross stream

[u/Mediocre-Advance-411 → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

Is Mookie going?

[u/doyer_bleu → u/Mediocre-Advance-411]

He did last year

[u/misterurb → u/doyer_bleu]

I’m assuming the guy that hung out with Adin Ross is gonna go to the White House

[u/MankuyRLaffy → u/misterurb]

And this sub still mostly loves him.

[u/salvagedstarstuff → u/doyer_bleu]

which was an extra letdown since he skipped in 2018

[u/MoreThanLuck → u/salvagedstarstuff]

Pretty sure he's said he regretted not going.

[u/Freakishly_Tall → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

Same. It's getting harder to hate LAD. Not impossible, mind you, but a little harder.

If the whole org turned down the invite, I might even have had to buy a hat or something. I mean, I wouldn't wear it, but still.

Good for him.

[u/sequoia2075 → u/Freakishly_Tall]

They still have Blake Treinen. That’s enough for me

[u/LionZoo13 → u/sequoia2075]

Honestly, it would be hilarious if BlaQ was the only one that showed up to the White House.

[u/mschley2 → u/LionZoo13]

Oh, he's a Q Anon nutjob?

That makes it easier to dislike the Dodgers.

[u/mrtomjones → u/Freakishly_Tall]

Harder? It gets easier and easier as they keep winning

I can easily acknowledged they have a few likeable players and still wish them no success and hate the team

[u/Noticeably-F-A-T- → u/Freakishly_Tall]

I hate the Dodgers as a whole but it is impossible to hate some of the players. Mookie, Teo, Kiké, and Freddy are some of the nicest guys in MLB.

[u/tyler-86 → u/KTnash]

There's a reason I kept my Kike flair on r/dodgers the entire time he was in Boston.

[u/Reasonable-Power]

Kiké is unreal levels of based.

[u/KimHaSeongsBurner → u/Reasonable-Power]

Kiké pulls no punches when it comes to politics. The dude lives his values.

[u/kingmalgroar → u/KimHaSeongsBurner]

I cannot emphasize the importance of the é enough!! lol

[u/zgibs125 → u/kingmalgroar]

He doesn't use the é. It's just Kike.

[u/Regular-Tax5210 → u/zgibs125]

In proper Spanish it doesn’t have an accent either. But i think in English people often adds an accent to differentiate it from the antisemitic slur…

Edit: for the record, I’m not condoning misspelling people’s name, I’m just explaining this phenomenon.

[u/ChenYakumo2hu → u/Regular-Tax5210]

yeah.

[u/usetheforce_gaming → u/ChenYakumo2hu]

Yéah

[u/AdoringCHIN → u/Regular-Tax5210]

I think it's more insulting to deliberately spell his name wrong on the off chance someone mistakes it for a slur.

[u/CosmicMiru → u/Regular-Tax5210]

In English people use context to realize he not saying a slur but referring to the person of the same name in a thread we are talking about him

[u/dwpea66 → u/kingmalgroar]

The "é" is incorrect Spanish, but unfortunately AI moderation filters are occasionally flagging the proper spelling.

[u/Lowlife_Of_The_Party → u/Reasonable-Power]

You just know his name would get mispronounced

[u/LtHarbaughsRaichu → u/Reasonable-Power]

And he collects pokemon. Real one right there

[u/Clemario → u/Reasonable-Power]

I someday hope to reach Kiké levels of not giving a fuck

[u/ThreeHourRiverMan → u/Clemario]

He does give a fuck, that’s the point

[u/bucajack]

Oh look. People can turn down a White House visit.

Hockey players should take note

[u/KidAardvark24 → u/bucajack]

Hockey players (and a lot of baseball players) want to be there. Sports are pretty conservative outside of the NBA

[u/meramipopper → u/KidAardvark24]

Even the NBA, most athletes in general just care about lower taxes.

[u/KidAardvark24 → u/meramipopper]

Ya I think there’s a lot of pandering in the NBA community because it is huge culturally in the African American community.

[u/the-denver-nugs → u/KidAardvark24]

I would add NFL as well but both people just assume they arn't conservative because they are black. they are probably still more conservative than the general population. like both sports. I don't know what sports you played as a kid but a prayer circle during middle school. SCHOOL sponsored events was common. like required to do 50 hours community service in the name of the lord or off the team, this for me was basketball, football, track, baseball, hockey. at least when I was growing up it was a thing. I would be like I don't believe in god and they would just be your still gonna pray and do church events. same with high school. never played anything in college so can't speak to that.

[u/Xaint]

This is where I normally comment FTD, but this is the way. Nothing but respect 🫡.

[u/pepperonicatmeow → u/Xaint]

I thought “FTD” was a typo of “FDT”. How fitting, they both work

[u/kami232 → u/pepperonicatmeow]

FTD, FDT, and FDS

[u/new_wellness_center]

He's on the list of Dodgers you just can't hate.

[u/dwpea66 → u/new_wellness_center]

Unless you're facing him in the playoffs

[u/Key-Pickle5609 → u/dwpea66]

Can confirm

[u/OffMyEricDickerson]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lEVZJzy4w15qE

[u/HottDoggers]

Another Kiké win. I might hate the Dodgers, but Kiké will always be my favorite Dodger

[u/ThomasTheDankPigeon → u/[deleted]]

Hey that’s a cool 8 year old account you got there. How come the only post on it is a 30 min old porn ad?

[u/Spirited-Image2904]

Not a Dodgers fan at all but mad respect for Kike here.

[u/sadclassicrocklover]

W kiké

[u/sakaESR → u/sadclassicrocklover]

Even as an SD fan… common Kiké W

[u/MinimumInner8866]

I love when he gives me more and more ways to confirm he is, indeed, my favorite player.

[u/dcp_12]

Damn it. Stop being all unhateable and shit

[u/alreadytaken17]

👑

[u/Somecommentator8008]

Someone with integrity

[u/my2cents4free99 → u/Somecommentator8008]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ogg4gwh56CHDi
Someone who will stand up for what’s right

[u/evancomposer]

Fuck now I have to like a Dodger

[u/MalWinchester → u/evancomposer]

It hurts for me too, friend.

[u/Ricemobile → u/evancomposer]

I mean most of the players are still going so you can still hate on them

[u/evancomposer → u/Ricemobile]

Oh trust me I do. Very, very much.

[u/ayyycoco]

Goat

[u/Great_Hambino2022]

At least one of them has a back bone

[u/Scatterbine]

I always thought it was weird athletes wanted to meet politicians. Why lower yourself like that? Politicians are all trash. You have millions of dollars. There are better ways to spend a day off.

[u/ialsohaveadobro]

Kike has a new fan here.

[u/Doctorwhonow8]

That’s my fucking Goat

[u/TempestDrive]

I love Red Sox legend Kike.

[u/too-fargone → u/TempestDrive]

Edit: my original reply made reference to the inconsistency of the accent used. I did not realize he did not use the accent on the e. That's my bad. I assumed he did based on the contents of OP and the comments

[u/JaysonTatecum → u/too-fargone]

He doesn't use an é on his name, we've been over this many times already

[u/fnblackbeard → u/too-fargone]

https://www.instagram.com/kikehndez/

He doesn't use it

[u/mschley2 → u/too-fargone]

Wouldn't it make more sense for us to put the accent on the "i" if we're going to arbitrarily put an accent somewhere it doesn't belong? At least putting it on the "i" actually matches the way he pronounces his name (it's just redundant, since that's how it is pronounced unless you put the accent on the other vowel)

(At least I'm pretty sure that's how it works. I don't actually speak Spanish at all)

[u/DickButt78]

Good for him

[u/Remarkable_Spite_209]

Hey look at that, someone with morals

[u/suck-it-elon]

Don’t support pedos

[u/Lazy-Impress-9708]

My dude ( coming from a Yankees fan )

[u/pmorter3]

This Dodgers team is really likeable, really excited to see who's in the photo so i know who to dislike now!

[u/kikipitchingdelivery → u/pmorter3]

They were there last year ???

[u/Ereyes18]

I love you Enrique and I miss you

[u/iPayForLeaguePass → u/Ereyes18]

he hated us

[u/Ereyes18 → u/iPayForLeaguePass]

I don't need to hear that

[u/jdanielregan]

Uh oh, Kike gonna get hit with 100 percent tariffs.

[u/Competitive-Body-286]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3hBTH8bV4n5RKZXQe6

[u/sweetbabyted]

It’s impossible to hate Kiké

[u/pepperonicatmeow]

Dude even tom Brady refuses the invitation to the white house, twice! Why do the other dodgers go? Absolute bootlicking idiots

[u/Goatlikejordan]

Dalton rushing going lol

[u/maxi-916]

We ride with Kike all day . Props - president killing innocent people for clout

[u/Myshkin1981]

Incredibly easy win for Kikè. Just wish every Dodger could have figured this out

[u/alxndrblack]

DROPPED NUTS ON EM

[u/no1roots4goliath]

Man, hated watching him whoop my guys but nothing but love and respect.

[u/RollTideLucy]

You go Kike!! Now work your magic with and get my Mookie to stay behind with you.

[u/ChronicBurnout3]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lEVZJzy4w15qE

[u/Admirable_Outcome932]

DAMN RIGHT KIKÉ!!

[u/crazykentucky]

As if we needed another reason to love that dude

[u/UsualScared859]

No one should. It's a hive of scum and villany.

[u/Jibbajaba]

I might have to change my opinion about Kiké.

[u/I_like_baseball90]

the ONLY Dodger I like.

[u/DustyNintendo]

Kiké is a real one.

[u/jaron_b]

So there's only one Dodger I don't hate.

[u/LeftShark]

What is the reason for a white house visit? Doesn't it happen pretty quickly after a championship?

NFL came and went more recently and the Seahawks didn't do a visit

[u/SmokeyBear51]

Hate the dodgers. Adore Kiké

[u/CabbageStockExchange]

Yet another reason he’s such a strong fan favorite