In July, Max went into full paralysis and Freeman left the Dodgers to be with his family at the hospital. Eventually, doctors said that his son would make a recovery and Freeman rejoined the team in August. “These have been the hardest and scariest days of our lives,”Freeman’s wife,...
Freeman family's trials put walk-off slam in perspective “Seeing Freddie doing Freddie things has been great, especially for him going through a lot this year,” said Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández. “A lot of injuries, problems with his kid and all of that stuff. But...
Freeman got off to a slow start in 2021 as he and his wife dealt with the addition of two sons to their family. But from June 10 through the end of the regular season, he ranked second in the NL with a .342 batting average and sixth with a .960 OPS. He ended the season hitting...
In July, Max went into full paralysis and Freeman left the Dodgers to be with his family at the hospital. Eventually, doctors said that his son would make a recovery and Freeman rejoined the team in August. “These have been the hardest and scariest days of our lives,”Freeman’s wi...
Freeman family's trials put walk-off slam in perspective “Seeing Freddie doing Freddie things has been great, especially for him going through a lot this year,” said Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández. “A lot of injuries, problems with his kid and all of that stuff. But he’s a ...
Tragedy struck Freeman’s family in 2000, when his mother died ofmelanoma. In a 2021 interview withThe New York Times, his father recalled how Freeman resolved to honor her life: He felt like, to honor his mom, he had to be a great kid. That was it. When he was 10, that’s what...