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Kiké Hernández ‘working’ at Alhambra Raising Cane’s
LA Dodgers fans were seen lining up outside the Raising Cane's in Alhambra hoping to get a glimpse of the World Series champ.
ALHAMBRA, Calif. - Can you imagine going through a drive-thru to pick up chicken at Raising Cane's and having 2024 World Series Champion center fielder Kiké Hernández hand you the food?
That's exactly what happened at the Alhambra location, where Hernández was ‘working’ and shooting a commercial for the chicken chain.
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Kiké Hernández, Walker Buehler draw massive crowds
World Series heroes Kiké Hernández and Walker Buehler made public appearances in Los Angeles County.
Cameras packed around him as he took orders and dished out food for a commercial. He did take time to sign quite a few autographs and express how crazy the last few days have been.
"I' am hoping to be back at home in Puerto Rico by Thanksgiving", he shared, adding "it's all like a dream!".
Hernández worked the cash register and fryer and served some lucky fans from the counter and drive-thru.
SkyFOX video from the scene showed hundreds of people gathered in front of the Raising Cane's waiting to get a glimpse of the Dodgers superstar.
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Meanwhile, at Dick's Sporting Goods store in el Cerritos, people began lining up as early as 2 a.m. for a chance to get an autograph from Walker Buehler. Others lined up at the Glendale store, for a chance to get Mookie Betts' autograph.
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Walker Buehler signs autographs at LA area Dick's Sporting Goods
Hundreds waited in line for hours to get a chance to meet and get the autograph of Dodger star Walker Buehler.
Fans were so excited they could barely speak, but echoed the sentiment that the Glow of the World Series Win still shines bright. "We needed this," said one person in line "as fans, but we also needed it for the city of Angels!'
Los Angeles celebrated the Dodgers' historic World Series victory on Friday with a parade and festivities at Dodger Stadium.
The historic win marks the Dodgers' eighth World Series championship and their first title since 2020. When the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in six games of the 2020 Fall Classic, an in-person parade ended up not happening that fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 on Wednesday night's Game 5, winning the best-of-7 series 4-1 with Freddie Freeman named World Series MVP.
Los Angeles opens its spring schedule on Feb. 20 against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch.