The Los Angeles Dodgers were huffing and puffing their collective chest in the aftermath of winning the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees in five games. It was quite the breakthrough for a Dodgers team that’s been at the center of some very devastating postseason heartbreak over the past few seasons,

Hernandez was solid for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 postseason, notably his performance against the Yankees in the World Series, where he slashed .278/.316/.389 in 20 plate appearances. That gave New York an idea of what Hernandez could do as a utility player in pinstripes, according to Mark W. Sanchez of The New York Post.

Unlike the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees have a few question marks on their roster. After losing to the Dodgers in the World Series, the Yankees have made moves, but they've also lost Juan Soto and Gleyber Torres, among others.

The Yankees came painfully close to winning it all in 2024, only to fall short in the World Series. But for former Yankees infielder Jon Berti, what stood out even more than the loss itself was the way people talked about it afterward.