The Los Angeles Dodgers have been on fire lately. They won eight of their last nine games! Now this is shocking, because they have 14 players on the injured list. But this is what depth does- it gives room for such errors. So they won 7-4 against the Miami Marlins on Monday. It was a big win for the team since Shohei Ohtani hit a homer in the game. But really, the person in the spotlight was not him but Freddie Freeman.
Freeman hit his 350th career home run!
In the third inning, Freeman was faced with a changeup from Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara that he missed. But he wasn’t about to let another pitch slip by. So when Alcantara threw him a fastball right over the plate, Freeman ensured to send it flying for a home run. And he managed to clinch that 350th home run. And his wife couldn’t be prouder.
His wife, Chelsea Freeman, couldn’t hold back her pride. She took to her Instagram stories and shared a heartfelt message: “So proud of you.” She shared a post from the Los Angeles Dodgers about this iconic home run. Chelsea’s move is oh-so-sweet, and it captures how much this moment means to them. Chelsea Freeman has been a pillar for Freddie through everything, especially after his very tough last year.
This season, though, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar has carried his hot streak from last season. Even though he dealt with an ankle sprain that put him on a 10-day IL, he came with a bang. He has a .337 batting average, .414 on-base percentage, and .663 slugging percentage. He has been on fire! He drove in 23 RBIs and seven home runs. Many had said, “Freeman is past his prime”—well, he lives another day to prove that he is far from done. He keeps getting better. And it remains to be seen if he can extend his hitting streak again in the next game against the Marlins.
For Freddie Freeman, family is the heartbeat behind every swing
For Freddie Freeman, family comes before everything. They are the backbone in his life, holding even his career together. When he hit the iconic home run in the World Series last October, it wasn’t just a win for the Dodgers; it was a win for the family, who had been through thick and thin leading up to it. When Freddie Freeman stepped up to the plate that night, Chelsea was holding her breath. “I was freaking out,” she said to USA Today. Given that Freeman was struggling before coming to that moment, she was nervous.
Like Freeman in those days, he needed four hours of prep to even make it to the field. But luckily, he had the resilience, thanks to his father Fred, and that helped the Dodgers win. For Chelsea, the moment was relief and pride. But mostly it meant so much more because a few months prior, the Freeman family was dealing with a health crisis.
Their son Max was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. And Freeman left the games to be with his family, and Chelsea wasn’t even sure if Freddie would return to the field. “If Max didn’t get better, I don’t know if Freddie would have gone back,” she admitted. But thankfully, Max’s recovery was nothing short of a miracle. Everyone prayed for their son- it didn’t matter which baseball team – everyone came together in prayer. And Freeman did come back, and even through such a tough personal life situation, his health crisis played out in a way that left everyone in awe.
Finally, Freeman triumphed in the World Series, concluding that tough chapter. And now, his season is unfolding in the best of ways. How do you feel about Freeman? Let us know if you think another MVP-level performance is in the works for him.
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