LOS ANGELES – Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman left Sunday’s National League Division Series game against the San Diego Padres after the fifth inning due to discomfort in his right ankle.
Freeman started the first two games of the series despite also twisting his ankle on September 26 against the Padres. He did not appear in the Dodgers’ final three games of the regular season.
The veteran left-handed hitter went 2-for-5 in Game 1 of the series on Saturday and 0-for-2 in Game 2 on Sunday. Los Angeles placed third baseman Max Muncy at first base starting in the sixth inning, with Enrique Hernandez replacing him at third base.
Freeman, 35, played in 147 games this season, batting .282 with 22 home runs and 89 RBIs. The 2020 National League MVP is a .300 hitter with 343 home runs and 1,232 RBIs in 2,032 games with the Atlanta Braves (2010-21) and Dodgers (2022-24) over 15 career seasons. It is.
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