The Dodgers extend outfielder Teoscar Hernández a qualifying offer while declining to give one to right-hander Walker Buehler, who officially becomes a free agent.

The Dodgers extended a qualifying offer to outfielder Teoscar Hernández, a one-year, $21.05 million contract that if declined and he signs elsewhere would net the team a compensatory draft pick. The deadline to accept or decline the qualifying offer is November 19.

Friday afternoon the Dodgers held a championship parade through downtown Los Angeles for the first time since 1988. The Dodgers won the World Series in 2020, of course, though there was no parade due to pandemic restrictions.

Outfielder Teoscar Hernández will be back on the market, and in line for a big pay raise, after taking a one-year, $23.5-million deal from the Dodgers last winter and posting an All-Star season, including 33 home runs, 99 RBIs and a .272 batting average.

Hernández hopes he and the Dodgers can agree to a contract as soon as possible. "Hopefully tomorrow," he said. "I want us to be here."

Teoscar Hernández was a key cog in the Dodgers championship run on his one-year deal with Los Angeles. After receiving love during Friday’s championship parade and celebration at Dodger Stadium, Hernández reiterated that he’d love to return as a free agent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Teoscar Hernández to be a powerful force in their lineup for this season, and after a career-year with the club, their gamble on each other has paid off.