Los Angeles – The man who never wants to get out of the programming, who strongly has the playoffs and the World Series of last October with a seriously excited right ankle and the cartilage of the torn ribs, which was proud of the fact that he had not been on the list of wounded for eight years, gave what was equipped with a concession speech on Friday.
“I hate admitting it,” said Dodgers’ first goal player Freddie Freeman, with an imperative smile after being activated the IL before the series against the Chicago Cubs, “but I might need these 10 days.”
Freeman, 35, aggravated his ankle repaired surgically when he slipped in the shower at home on March 30, a day of rest after a series of three games against the Tigers de Detroit.
He put pressure on to play in the series against Atlanta and to join the Dodgers for a six -game road trip in Philadelphia and Washington, but the staff of medical training, training and team coaches convinced the MVP of the world series 2024 that, at the start of the season, it would be better to take a step back.
Freeman, who has played an average of 158 games in six full seasons since 2018 and played the 60 games in the 2020 campaign during the pandemic, accepted on the contrary, a decision for which he was “very grateful” on Friday.
“It was actually very precious,” said Freeman, who injured an ankle during the last week of the 2024 regular season. “It is the best I have felt since I was injured. Better than before the Tigers series. So it was huge. I feel really good.”
An MRI test has shown a bit of scratching fabric, but no structural damage with ankle. Freeman took live shrew practices last Monday and Wednesday and said that he had “no reserve” leading the bases.
“I feel as free as possible now, much better than I have done in recent weeks,” said Freeman. “I feel like I can steal a base.”
Not so fast, said Dave Roberts.
“No,” said Dodgers director when asked if Freeman had the green light to steal a base. “It’s as red as red.
Although Freeman expects to play every day in the future, he said that he would be more open to take occasional days to punctuate himself throughout the season.
“I’m going to be in full bore,” said Freeman, “but if the joint (the ankle) is ignited after playing five consecutive games, I want to be intelligent on this.”
Freeman was only four times on the 16 -year -old career on the injured career, has disappeared for the last time almost two months of 2017 due to a leftist editorial division.
“It’s very weird,” said Freeman about the removal of the team for a week. “Watching on television matches, it looks really easy.”
Freeman tried to enjoy time at home by helping in the house, but even it turned out to be a little annoying.
“I took the children (4 years old Brandon and Max) to school on Tuesday – it turned out that there was no school, it’s a spring vacation,” said Freeman. “So I brought the children with me here, and they both fell ill and vomited in my car. But I could see my family for six days, so there were positive points. ”
Rehabilitation report
Clayton Kershaw, who recalls an off-season surgical intervention on his big left toe and is not eligible to be activated from the 60-day injured list until May 17, will begin a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
The evan Phillips lift, which recovers a tear by the rotators, was to make its fourth appearance for Oklahoma City on Friday evening. Roberts said Phillips had to erase one more obstacle, launching consecutive days next week, before being activated.
The lifter Michael Kopech is expected to reject a mound of lift enclosures this weekend for the first time since he went to the he because of a shoulder on March 17, but is a few weeks old.
ALSO
LEVERS Blake Treinen, Anthony BANDA and Alex VESIA, TIGHTER coaches Mark Prior and Connor McGueness, coach of the enclosure Josh Bard, Roberts and the Dodgers general manager, Brandon Gomes, presented the lifter of the Cubs Ryan Brasier with his 2024 world series championship ring before Friday evening. Brasier went 1-0 with an MPM of 3.54 in 29 games for the Dodgers last season. … Dino Ebel was appointed third basis coach for Team USA in the World Baseball 2026 classic on Friday, taking over the role that the Dodgers coach held in the 2023 event. The United States team will be managed by Mark Derosa again.
The next
CUBS (RHP Ben Brown, 1-1, 7.71 ERA) at Dodgers (RHP Roki Sasaki, 0-0, 4.15 ERA), Saturday, 6 p.m., Sportsnet La, 570 AM
Originally published:
California Daily Newspapers
