Sources: Dodgers to trade Margot to Twins, sign Hernández

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are trading outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins and plan to sign free agent superutilityman Kiké Hernández to a one-year contract once the trade is finalized, sources told ESPN.

After shopping Margot in recent days, the Dodgers struck a deal to send the Twins the 29-year-old outfielder and shortstop prospect Rayne Doncon for shortstop prospect Noah Miller. The Dodgers also will send cash to help cover the $12 million owed Margot - $10 million this year and a $2 million buyout on a $12 million club option.

Hernández, who emerged during a six-year stint with the Dodgers and returned to Los Angeles in a trade last July, had…