In a couple of encouraging steps for the Dodgers, Kiké Hernández and Hyeseong Kim began their rehab assignments at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday night.
Hernández has been gone since July 6 and Kim since July 29. When Tommy Edman went down on Aug. 8, it left the Dodgers without three out of four of their utility players, and all of the ones who can play outfield.
And now it appears they could be working to insure themselves even further when this group is reaey to return. The Comets' starting lineup on Thursday included an eyebrow-raiser for Dodgers fans: they started Kim in left field for the first time since he came to MLB.