LOS ANGELES — Progress for Freddie Freeman meant taking grounders and running the bases. Stopping gave him trouble as he moved around Friday afternoon as a still-limited Freeman completed his full array of pregame workouts under the close eye of club personnel. With 24 hours left before the Los Angeles Dodgers start their postseason run against the San Diego Padres , the All-Star first baseman said he feels “good enough” to play in Saturday’s Game 1 despite being just a week removed from severely spraining his right ankle.
Advertisement Freeman didn’t play any of the last three regular-season games for the Dodgers after suffering the injury trying to beat out a ground ball at first base in the division clincher against these very same Padres on Sept. 26. After he sprained the ankle, Freeman said, the club’s training staff said it would be a four-to-six week stint on the injured list under normal circumstances.
Freddie Freeman is coming out of the game after twisting his ankle while trying to avoid a tag at first base pic.twitter.com/GweYEOghnL — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 27, 2024 Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed confidence that Freeman would be in the lineup on Saturday.
“I’m expecting him to be in the lineup,” Roberts said. “What that looks like, I guess we’ll know when we see him out there. But with Freddie, I don’t doubt that he’ll be ready to go.
” President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said the team would carry Fre.
