Tag: Freddie Freeman

Classless Yankees fan heckled Freddie Freeman during a moment of silence

Not during the Stand Up to Cancer moment of silence.

Freddie Freeman has spoken often about his mom, Rosemary, and how he’s honored her over the years, which has included playing for Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic.

She died due to melanoma skin cancer when the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman was just 10 years old. So when the World Series stopped for a moment during Game 4 for the annual Stand Up to Cancer moment of silence in which players, fans and everyone else thinks of loved ones who have dealt with the disease with placards held up.

Freeman wrote “my mom” on his. It was that moment that the Fox broadcast captured someone yelling “You suck, Freeman!”

Come on. Yell all you want at players, but not then. And especially not at Freeman.

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A Yankees fan had the perfect sign after Freddie Freeman’s fourth home run of the World Series

Freddie has broken Yankees fans.

Freddie Freeman has been so dominant in this World Series that Yankees fans came to Tuesday’s Game 4 prepared to beg the Dodgers first baseman for mercy.

One fan at Yankee Stadium even tried to convey that message to Freddie directly.

In the first inning, Freeman put the Dodgers ahead with a two-run home run to right field. It was his fourth homer of the series and extended his streak of home runs in six consecutive World Series games (including his 2021 win with the Braves).

As the Fox broadcast went to commercial at the end of the half inning, the telecast panned to a fan in the stands with just a spot-on sign. He wanted Freddie to stop.

Again, Freeman has been so unstoppable that one fan actually thought to make that sign ahead of time. It doesn’t get much better than that, and MLB fans certainly appreciated the self awareness.

This was how Twitter/X reacted

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What is the record for most home runs in a World Series? Freddie Freeman is close to breaking it

The World Series home run record has yet to be broken.

Freddie Freeman has been the difference maker for the Los Angeles Dodgers so far through three games of the World Series.

Freeman has hit three homers and accounted for seven runs batted in so far in the series. He’s made a little history along the way, too. Freeman is the only player in MLB history to hit a homer in five straight World Series games, dating back to the last two games of the 2021 World Series when Freeman played with the Braves.

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But what about the home run record for a single World Series? Freeman doesn’t quite have that one in the bag yet.

The record currently sits at five, according to Baseball Reference. It’s currently three different batters:

  • Reggie Jackson (Yankees, 1977 World Series)
  • Chase Utley (Phillies, 2009 World Series)
  • George Springer (Astros, 2017 World Series)

If Freeman can hit a couple more homers in this series, he’ll be able to join them in sharing this record.

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10 electric broadcast calls of Freddie Freeman’s World Series Game 1 walk-off grand slam, including in Spanish

So many incredible calls of Freddie Freeman’s heroics in Game 1 of the World Series.

Freddie Freeman turned out to be the hero of the night for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees on Friday night.

Bottom of the 10th, bases loaded, two outs and the Dodgers were trailing the Yankees, 3-2. Freeman stepped up to the plate, swung on the first pitch from New York’s Nestor Cortes and hit a game-winning walk-off grand slam to lift Los Angeles to a 6-3 victory and 1-0 series lead.

It was an excellent first game of the World Series and ended with fireworks from Freeman, who hit the first-ever walk-off grand slam in World Series history, according to the Fox broadcast. It was an electric moment, and the various broadcast calls were just as incredible.

So here are 10 different calls of Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series, ranging from the Fox TV broadcast to Los Angeles radio to Spanish and Japanese broadcasters.

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Freddie Freeman delivered a beautiful tribute to his dad after World Series walk-off grand slam

“If he didn’t love the game of baseball, I wouldn’t be here playing this game.”

As Freddie Freeman finished rounding the bases after his epic walk-off grand slam to win Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he didn’t just celebrate with his teammates at home plate.

The former MVP immediately ran over to the fans behind home plate, jumped up into the netting and found his father for a moment that will rival the home run itself.

The Dodgers’ star wanted to make his dad a part of the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history and he had a perfect explanation why. In the postgame press conference, Freeman gave all the credit to his father Frederick in an absolutely beautiful tribute.

He’s been throwing me batting practice since I can remember. My swing is because of him. My approach is because of him. I am who I am because of him…

I just wanted to share that with him because he’s been there. He’s been through a lot in his life too, and just to have a moment like that, I just wanted to be a part of that with him in that moment.

That’s mostly his moment because if he didn’t throw me batting practice — if he didn’t love the game of baseball, I wouldn’t be here playing this game. So that’s Fred Freeman’s moment right there.

Such an incredibly beautiful moment between father and son and we’re all lucky we got to witness it.

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Joe Davis channeled Vin Scully’s epic call of Kirk Gibson’s home run on Freddie Freeman’s grand slam

Freddie Freeman recreated Kirk Gibson’s iconic home run and Joe Davis knew just how to react

The first walk-off grand slam in World Series history may have felt just a tiny bit familiar on Friday night.

As the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman launched the first pitch he saw from New York Yankees’ pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. in the 10th inning into the right field bleachers, Fox Sports play-by-play man Joe Davis instantly knew how to react. His call of the moment mirrored Vin Scully’s iconic call of an injured Kirk Gibson’s two-run walk-off homer for the Dodgers in 1988 World Series.

Both home runs occurred in Game 1, both featured the hitter battling lower body injuries and both left baseball fans with their jaws on the ground.

Check out the similarities between the two moments and prepare for some goosebumps. The synced-up moments are eerier than anything else you’ll see this spooky season.

This World Series already absolutely rules.

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Freddie Freeman instantly knew he hit the Dodgers’ World Series Game 1-winning walk-off grand slam

Freddie Freeman hit the first-ever World Series walk-off grand slam for the Dodgers.

You could tell: Freddie Freeman immediately knew he just secured the victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. He just knew.

With the bases loaded — Chris Taylor was on third, Tommy Edman on second and Mookie Betts was intentionally walked — and the New York Yankees holding onto to a 3-2 lead in the 10th. Two outs, and the Yankees were taking their chance with Freeman at bat.

New York had Nestor Cortes on the mound, and when he delivered his first pitch to Freeman, the Dodgers’ first baseman knocked it out of the park with a 423-foot walk-off grand slam to lead Los Angeles to a 6-3 win.

WORLD SERIES: Even Freddie Freeman had to marvel at Giancarlo Stanton’s mammoth World Series home run

It was the first-ever walk-off grand slam in World Series history, according to the Fox broadcast.

And here’s a closer look at Freeman, knowing exactly what he just did.

What a way for Game 1 of the World Series to end. The Dodgers enter Saturday’s Game 2 at Dodger Stadium with a 1-0 series lead.

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Even Freddie Freeman had to marvel at Giancarlo Stanton’s mammoth World Series home run

Freddie Freeman was as amazed as we all were by Giancarlo Stanton’s go-ahead, 412-foot moonshot.

Sometimes, all you can do is stop and appreciate an out-of-this-world home run — even when the opposing team hits it.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman did just that on Friday night during Game 1 of the World Series when New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton broke a 1-0 game wide open, ending the shutout for New York in the top of the sixth with a monstrosity of a home run ball that traveled 412 feet.

As Freeman watched the ball fly out of Dodger Stadium, he could only sit back and marvel at what Stanton just did. He’s really just like us.

It’s not the first time Freeman has had a reaction like this to another team’s home run. He had another similarly hilarious reaction to a moonshot from Ronald Acuna Jr. last August, turning to the camera to make a Jim Halpert-esque face.

The Dodgers will just hope he doesn’t make this face too many more times during the World Series.

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Why Freddie Freeman is out of the Game 4 starting lineup of the NLCS vs the Mets

Could this be injury related?

If you’ve watched Freddie Freeman play this entire postseason, you’ve seen the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar first baseman limping a lot, yet he’s been able to hit and field.

That may not be the case for Game 4 of the NLCS. He’s out from the starting lineup, and we’ll see if he needs to (or can) pinch hit.

He suffered a sprained right ankle and a bone bruise that might have equaled a stint on the injured list had it been the regular season. But he’s played through it, running the bases and doing it all.

So what’s the latest update? Nothing yet, but we’ll update you when we know:

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Freddie Freeman Clubhouse unveiled at El Modena after star’s $500k donation to alma mater

El Modena’s new Freddie Freeman Clubhouse was unveiled after the Dodgers star donated $500,000 to his alma mater’s baseball program.

On MLB’s opening week ahead of the 2024 season, the alma mater of Los Angeles Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman also got a new beginning.

El Modena High School (Orange, Calif.) unveiled its new Freddie Freeman Clubhouse, courtesy partly due to a $500,000 donation from the 2020 MVP to the program.

The 1,440-square-foot building includes a locker room, a team meeting area with monitors, a coaches’ office, and larger batting cages.

The Dodgers and Freeman posted pictures to Instagram, where you can see inside the locker room and the large mural of Freeman in El Modena’s Vanguard uniform. The mural includes a list of Freeman’s accolades, according to the Orange County Register.

 

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The project cost $1.6 million, according to the OC Register. Freeman’s donation of $500,000 was the largest in Orange Unified School District history from an individual private donor, the district said in the original press release, and was confirmed to the Register. The district covered $1.1 million.

Freeman played two seasons of varsity baseball for El Modena, according to MaxPreps. He was an elite batter and pitcher, hitting .417 with five home runs and 10 stolen bases while posting a 6-1 record on the mound with a 1.27 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 44 innings. A pitcher/third baseman, Freeman was named the Orange County Register’s 2007 Player of the Year. He was a second-round selection by the Atlanta Braves that summer.

El Modena went 14-12-1 last season after a 22-10 season the year before.