Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was joined by Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Will Smith and Kiké Hernandez as guests on Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live where they were described as "still moist" from their World Series celebration. The quintet of champions answered some questions while remembering just how awesome that all was for Los Angeles fans—your typical late-night fare.
The highlight was Hernandez revealing that he was under the impression his team had lost the World Series after getting trucked by Andy Pages to end the ninth inning of Game 7.
Hernandez shared the story of how he processed the season-saving play after getting teed up by Roberts.
"Bases loaded ninth inning, ball drops we lose, right" he said. "I get a bad jump because the pitch almost bounced, he kind of put the bat on the ball. I broke half a step in and I'm running. And I'm thinking about my entire life as I'm following this ball and I felt like I ran a 400-meter dash and like as I'm finally about to catch the ball I'm like 'the only thing I've got to worry about is the wall, right?'"
Kiké really thought they lost the World Series when Pages ran into him. He was laying there in heartbreak till he told him he caught it 💔😭 pic.twitter.com/uVEpk8GF3o
— James¹⁷¹⁸🎌 (@ShotimeLAD) November 5, 2025
Hernandez assured everyone he was in position to catch the ball before he was blindsided from Pages, who had just entered the game as a defensive replacement.
"Out of nowhere I feel like an NBA player because my teammate posterized me," he said. "I go down and in my head everything is quiet, which should have told me he caught it."
Hernandez said he didn't trust his instincts because he thought his brain was protecting him from heartbreak. And that he only found out the Dodgers had fresh life in extra innings after Pages came over to check on him.
Andy Pages was just inserted into the game minutes ago
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) November 2, 2025
He just made one of the biggest catches in Dodgers history pic.twitter.com/3g9BwBOUCF
It's an awesome story and an extra bit of lore for an already unbelievable World Series.
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