Freddie Freeman’s fall landed him on the injured checklist.
The Los Angeles Dodgers positioned their star slugger on the 10-day IL on Thursday after the World Sequence MVP sprained his surgically repaired proper ankle in a slip within the bathe at house final weekend.
“Freak accident, you may’t actually make it up, loopy,” Freeman mentioned Tuesday.
The incident occurred at house Sunday morning, an off day for the World Sequence champions.
“Midway by my morning espresso I used to be like, ‘Oh, I’ll simply bathe to prepare for the day’ and subsequent factor I do know I’m down within the bathtub,’ he mentioned. “It’s an awesome psychological image in case you guys wish to give it some thought. Massive man falling all over.”
Freeman’s spouse, Chelsea, relayed the information to the primary baseman’s father.
“He was like, ‘Are you severe?’” Freeman mentioned. “Chelsea really made the joke, ‘I assumed I used to be going to take care of this while you’re 70, not while you’re 35.’”
Even his 4-year-old son, Brandon, piled on, saying, “Daddy, you bought one other boo-boo.”
The 2024 World Sequence MVP got here to the ballpark on the off day Sunday for therapy. An X-ray confirmed no severe harm.
Freeman felt lucky, provided that the mixture shower-tub has a glass door.
“It may have been a lot worse,” he mentioned. “I may have hit my head.”
Earlier than the accident, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned Freeman’s ankle “wasn’t 100% however nonetheless, clearly the best way he swung the bat, in a great spot.”
The Dodgers are off to an 8-0 begin and open a six-game journey Friday at Philadelphia.
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Freeman has performed in simply three video games to this point. He missed the season-opening Tokyo Sequence in opposition to the Chicago Cubs with left rib discomfort and sat out this week’s three-game sequence in opposition to his previous group, the Atlanta Braves.
Freeman is 3-for-12 with two house runs and 4 RBIs to begin the season — his fourth with the Dodgers. An eight-time All-Star, he was Nationwide League MVP with Atlanta in 2020.
Freeman sprained his proper ankle on a play at first base in late September and struggled within the first two rounds of the postseason, nevertheless it was hardly evident throughout the World Sequence. He homered within the first 4 video games and had 12 RBIs because the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in 5 video games.
Freeman had debridement surgical procedure in December to take away unfastened our bodies within the ankle.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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