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Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman underwent surgical procedure Thursday on the ailing proper ankle that did not stop him from changing into the World Series Most Valuable Player as he led the Dodgers to the championship.
The Dodgers introduced that the surgical procedure, carried out by Dr. Kenneth Jung in Los Angeles, consisted of “debridement and the removal of loose bodies.” The workforce expects Freeman to have the ability to take part in baseball actions when spring coaching begins in February however did not tackle his timetable for taking part in in video games.
Los Angeles faces the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19 in Tokyo earlier than opening at residence on March 27 in opposition to the Detroit Tigers.
Freeman, 35, sustained the harm when operating down the primary final analysis in a Sept. 25 sport, and he missed the final three video games of the common season.
He was hobbled by the primary two playoff rounds in opposition to the San Diego Padres and New York Mets. Freeman sat out two video games of the National League Championship Series, together with the Game 6 finale because the Dodgers superior to face the American League champion New York Yankees.
The World Series was a distinct story, as Freeman tripled early in Game 1 and hit the primary walk-off grand slam in sequence historical past as Los Angeles received 6-3 in 10 innings. Freeman homered in every of the primary 4 video games and picked up the MVP award after batting .300 (6-for-20) with 4 homers and 12 RBIs within the Dodgers’ five-game triumph.
Freeman is a profession .300 hitter in 2,032 regular-season video games with 343 residence runs. His 1,232 RBIs, 2,267 hits, 508 doubles, 3,866 whole bases and 1,298 runs lead all lively gamers within the main leagues.
The eight-time All-Star was the National League Most Valuable Player in 2020 for the Braves, the workforce he helped win the 2021 World Series. Freeman started his profession in Atlanta, the place he performed from 2010-21 earlier than signing with the Dodgers as a free agent.
–Field Level Media