Freddie Freeman will start the Dodgers’ sequence in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles on the bench.
He won’t start the sequence on the injured listing.
Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic and Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Occasions, citing unnamed sources, reported that Freeman is being held out of the lineup Tuesday so as to give the fractured center finger on his proper hand an opportunity to heal. The Dodgers didn’t play Monday.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts later confirmed the plan with reporters at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.
Kiké Hernandez is getting the beginning at first base for simply the second time this season, and batting ninth. Teoscar Hernández is batting third behind Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts.
Freeman, 34, is hitting .284 this season with 17 house runs and 73 RBIs. His .382 on-base share leads the Dodgers and ranks second within the Nationwide League this season. His .475 slugging share offers him an .856 OPS (141 OPS+).
An All-Star in July, Freeman missed eight video games instantly after the break whereas his son, Max, battled a uncommon case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Since returning, he’s been slowed by a hairline fracture in his proper center finger.
Via Sunday, Freeman is 3 for his final 23 with seven strikeouts.
Freeman is at the moment below a 6-year, $162 million contract with the Dodgers that runs by way of 2027. A five-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger Award winner, and the 2020 Nationwide League MVP, Freeman has by no means been on the injured listing since becoming a member of the Dodgers in 2022.
Final season, Freeman led the Nationwide League in doubles (59) whereas hitting 29 house runs and slugging .567. This 12 months he’s seen his his slugging share fall almost 100 factors.
If Freeman’s energy output can fairly improve with extra day without work, an injured listing stint could be greater than justified.
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