Dodgers' Freddie Freeman lands on injured list following fall in his
shower at home
[April 04, 2025]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman's fall landed him on the
injured list.
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed their star slugger on the 10-day IL on
Thursday after the World Series MVP sprained his surgically repaired
right ankle in a slip in the shower at home last weekend. The incident
happened Sunday, an off day for the defending champions.
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Los Angeles Dodgers physical therapist Bernard Li, left, talks with
Freddie Freeman, center, and manager Dave Roberts during batting
practice before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday,
April 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) |
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Freeman has played in just three games so far.
He missed the season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago
Cubs with left rib discomfort and sat out this week's three-game
series against his old team, the Atlanta Braves.
The Dodgers are off to an 8-0 start and open a six-game trip
Friday at Philadelphia.
Freeman described the shower slip as a “freak accident” and said
his wife, Chelsea, joked: "I thought I was going to deal with
this when you’re 70, not when you’re 35.” Even his 4-year-old
son, Brandon, piled on, saying, “Daddy, you got another
boo-boo.”
Freeman sprained his right ankle on a play at first base in late
September and struggled in the first two rounds of the
postseason, but it was hardly evident during the World Series.
He homered in the first four games and had 12 RBIs as the
Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in five games.
He had debridement surgery in December to remove loose bodies in
the ankle.
His wife had to drive him to Dodger Stadium on Sunday for a
three-hour treatment session. By the time it was over, he was
able to drive himself home. An X-ray showed no serious damage.
Freeman is 3 for 12 with two homers in three games this season —
his fourth with the Dodgers. An eight-time All-Star, he was
National League MVP with Atlanta in 2020.
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