Freddie Freeman sustained a sprained ankle in the Dodgers' win over the Padres on Thursday, but the team is confident he will play in the postseason.
As he hobbled across the field at Dodger Stadium to talk to reporters on Thursday night, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman wore three things. A walking boot. A National League West championship T-shirt. And, most importantly in the wake of his ankle injury in that night’s division-clinching win, a relieved and grateful smile. “It’s like a grapefruit,” Freeman said of the swelling in his sprained, but not broken, right ankle.
After spending the last two months in physical therapy, Max only began walking on his own again last week — a gratifying milestone for the Freeman family, but also a reflection of the difficult journey they’ve faced during the second half of the Dodgers’ season. “Every day is better and better for Max and that’s all I can really ask for,” Freeman said. “But yeah, the last couple months have been trying.
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