Former Red Sox Kiké Hernández drops MLB playoffs soundbite

Before Game 5 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, Kiké Hernández was the unlikely choice for FOX's walk-off interview with all the star power on both sides.

But perhaps there was no one better suited to this moment, and Hernández left baseball fans with the soundbite of the MLB playoffs so far.

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal asked Hernández, who hit a solo home run in the 2-0 win that sent the Dodgers to the NL Championship Series, what was so different about this Dodgers team that pulled off a victory of this magnitude.

Hernandez The reaction quickly went viral.

“Are we alive?” Hernández initially said before receiving confirmation from Rosenthal. “The fact that we don’t use foul language.”

Hernández's rant went over the air for everyone to hear, after it initially appeared as if he was censoring himself by contacting Rosenthal.

That was certainly a pretty accurate statement from Hernández, who returned to the Dodgers in a trade from the Boston Red Sox midway through last season. It was Los Angeles' first playoff series win since 2021.

Hernández showed he can thrive in October baseball during the 2021 postseason with the Red Sox. During Boston's run to the American League Championship Series that year, he hit a sensational .408 with five home runs and nine RBIs.

Hernández, who helped record the final out on a grounder by Fernando Tatis Jr., was asked what gets the most out of him in the postseason. He kept his answer This time PG.

“I like it,” Hernandez said. “I don’t know, but I like it.”