Dodgers' Freddie Freeman Gets Injury Update After Early-Season Setback
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season with one of the deepest and most talented rosters in the history of the sport, and that's proven to be a good thing.
With superstars like Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto leading the way, the Dodgers seem to have virtually no weaknesses. But in the marathon baseball season, injuries can threaten to derail the highest championship hopes, even for a team with this much talent.
The Dodgers have already seen the likes of Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Teoscar Hernandez, Tommy Edman and several others go down with persistent injuries. And Freddie Freeman has been no exception.
Freeman suffered an ankle injury during the Dodgers' World Series run last fall and opted for offseason surgery shortly after. Then, in April, he was placed on the 10-day injured list following a setback on that injury after he reportedly slipped in the shower.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers stands in the dugout before their game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on May 15, 2024 in San...
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers stands in the dugout before their game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on May 15, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by) More
Shaw/Getty
As Freeman posts a National League-best .376 batting average and .734 slugging percentage this season, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reported the extent of Freeman's ongoing ankle treatments.
"Every day, Freeman said he gets 'about an hour and a half' of pregame treatment on his ankle," Harris wrote. "In games, he tapes it up for stability and wears heel lifts in his cleats to prevent it from getting jammed as he runs."
Freeman has insisted on playing every day and his production at the plate so far certainly justifies it. But amid all of the other injuries it's seeing, the team is hoping he can completely recover as soon as possible.
Now, it has given Freeman an update on when his ankle might stop giving him problems.
"Perhaps by the All-Star break, Freeman has been told by the team's training staff, his ankle will be back to relative normal — or, at least, to the point where, 'I might not have to do as much treatment,' he said," per Harris.
As the Dodgers look to repeat as World Series champions, they'll need as many healthy players as they can get.
More MLB: Yankees Get New Bad Break as Rehabbing $18 Million Righty 'Can't Get Over Hump'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
32 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Zach Edey re-injures left ankle, will miss the start of the 2025-26 season
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey will miss the beginning of the 2025-26 season after re-spraining his left ankle during an offseason training session. On Saturday, Shams Charania reported the injury and noted that the All-Rookie big will undergo surgery to stabilize his compromised left ankle. This breaking news story will be updated.
New York Times
37 minutes ago
- New York Times
Dodgers place Tony Gonsolin on IL with elbow injury, activate Michael Kopech, Kirby Yates
The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting healthier. But even two steps forward comes with one step back on the injury front. On Saturday, the club activated relievers Michael Kopech and Kirby Yates off the injured list, but also made their 20th different IL placement of the season in putting Tony Gonsolin on the shelf with right elbow discomfort. Advertisement Gonsolin has made seven starts this season in his return from Tommy John surgery, surrendering nine home runs and posting a 5.00 ERA in 36 innings. While the stuff has rebounded from his pre-surgery form (his average fastball velocity is up to 93.5 mph from 92.4 mph in 2023), his command has not, leading to issues with surrendering first-inning runs (seven in seven starts). Now, he'll land on the IL for the second time this season; he missed the start of the season after tweaking his back in the weight room during the final week of spring training. Of the Dodgers' 20 IL placements this season, 17 have involved pitchers. While some of those placements have been due to preexisting issues the Dodgers had baked into their offseason aggression in acquiring arms, the number remains staggering. The Dodgers' current injured list runs 14 names long, including three of the team's big-name pitching acquisitions the last two winters in Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Roki Sasaki. Kopech has missed all of 2025 thus far due to a right shoulder impingement that cropped up this spring training. He'd already been delayed in the spring because of forearm-related discomfort that he pitched through in last year's postseason. Yates strained his hamstring last month, but had already taken on a heavy workload this season with 22 appearances in the team's first 46 games. Now they'll reinforce a Dodgers bullpen that has thrown a league-high 272 innings this season and continued its shuffling of bodies by designating Chris Stratton for assignment for the second time in less than a month. This wave of injuries comes in the wake of a similar spate a year ago, when the Dodgers entered the postseason with just three healthy starters. While the club still won the World Series, the club's brass called for an internal audit of some of their injury issues. Advertisement 'I've been around for, I hate to say it now, 23, 24 years,' Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said of the Dodgers' injury issues back in April. 'Unfortunately, injuries (are) still in the game at a prevalent (level), at a high level. I wish it wasn't, but it's an unfortunate side of the game.' 'I said this a lot, and I think anyone who doesn't say it is not being honest: There's a lot we don't know about injury stuff, and I think it's important not to pretend like we have all the answers,' Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said last month. 'There's a lot to it that is really challenging, and we're hoping to continue to grow and learn from experiences and just try to make the smartest, best move we can, knowing we're going to make mistakes.'
Yahoo
37 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Dodgers place starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin on the injured list
Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin has been placed on the injured list because of discomfort in his surgically repaired right elbow. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) The number of Dodgers pitchers on the injured list grew by one Saturday when the team sidelined Tony Gonsolin because of discomfort in his surgically repaired right elbow. An All-Star in 2022 when he won 16 games, Gonsolin missed all of 2024 and the first 30 games this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned to make seven starts, going 3-2 with 5.00 ERA. In his last outing Wednesday against the Mets, he gave up two earned runs on three hits in five innings of a 6-1 loss. Advertisement Gonsolin, 30, is 37-13 with a 3.33 ERA in six seasons with the Dodgers. His move to the IL further scrambles an already complicated situation for manager Dave Roberts, who is missing 16 pitchers because of injury, including three key starters in Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Gonsolin. It also leaves the Dodgers' pitching rotation uncertain for this week's key series with second-place San Diego. Right-hander Dustin May is scheduled to start the first game Monday but Roberts will have to fill Gonsolin's spot in the rotation Tuesday. One candidate for that opening is right-hander Matt Sauer, who has made seven appearances, including one start, for the Dodgers this season, winning his only decision and posting a 3.05 ERA in 20 2/3 innings. The Dodgers optioned Sauer to triple-A Oklahoma City on May 24. Wednesday's game could be a bullpen game, but that would be extra stress on a relief corps that already leads the majors in innings pitched. Advertisement Read more: With yet another fresh face on the mound, Dodgers are shut out by Cardinals Justin Wrobleski, who threw a career-high 104 pitches in a loss Friday to the Cardinals in his second start of the season, could get the start Wednesday. The Dodgers made three other moves Saturday, activating relievers Michael Kopech and Kirby Yates from the injured list and designating right-hander Chris Stratton for assignment. Sign up for more Dodgers news with Dodgers Dugout. Delivered at the start of each series. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
