Mother of Dodgers’ Kiké Hernandez watched son’s 3-homer game on generator-powered TV in Puerto Rico

Enrique Hernandez was a hero for the Dodgers on Thursday night, with three home runs — including a grand slam — to help the team beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1 and advance to the World Series for the first time since 1988.

Back home in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, Monica Gonzalez watched her son’s heroics on a generator-powered TV.

Hernandez told MLB Network after the game that he texted his mother prior to warming up to find out her viewing plans:

“She said, ‘I’m going to your grandparents’. They got the generator going, and we’re gonna power on the TV and we’re going to watch that game there. I saw the game at home last night and you guys lost, and the games that I watched over at your grandparents’ you guys have won, so I’m gonna go watch it there.’�

He went on to say that his mother tried to talk him out of trying to hit a home run that night.

“She goes, ‘Well, don’t think about hitting a homer, just think about putting the ball in play,’ � Hernandez said. “And I was like, ‘Naw, Mom, I was thinking about doing that the first two games and that didn’t work, so I’m just gonna try to hit a homer.’ …

“I said it joking, and, man, I hit more homers in the game than I did in B.P.�

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