LOS ANGELES — There are two versions of Kiké Hernandez.

There is the regular-season version. That guy plays from April to September and has a career batting average of .236 with a .707 OPS. He has made a nice career for himself as a utility player but has never made an All-Star team.

Then there is October Kiké. That player has hit .283 with an .880 OPS and 15 home runs in 87 postseason games – including three home runs in Game 5 of the 2017 National League Championship Series and a pinch-hit, game-tying home run in Game 7 of the 2020 NLCS .

That was the guy the Dodgers had in mind when they brought Hernandez back via trade in July 2023 then re-signed him to one-year deals each of the past two Februarys.

“I know they brought me here for these type of moments. It sucks for 162 game

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