Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder took an unprovoked shot at Noah Lyles after the team's World Series win.
It's been over a year since sprinter and three-time Olympic medalist Noah Lyles questioned why the winner of a championship in the NBA is called the world champion. But since then, Lyles has faced plenty of backlash from athletes across the NBA, and even from some other leagues.
Now, an MLB player has joined the conversation and fired back at Lyles. Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernandez, fresh off of winning the World Series with a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees, took an unprovoked shot at Lyles in an interview during the team's clubhouse celebration.Several high-profile NBA players, most notably two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant and eight-time All-Star Damian Lillard, have since fired back at Lyles.
But if anyone was going to do it from MLB, and specifically from the Dodgers, it would be Hernandez, as this is not his firstTim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia.
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