Dodgers suffer major blow as Freddie Freeman is ruled out after suffering freak injury in the shower

Dodgers suffer major blow as Freddie Freeman is ruled out after suffering freak injury in the shower READ MORE: MLB All-Star Jurickson Profar slapped with 80-game suspension By ERIC BLUM Published: 05:00, 1 April 2025 | Updated: 05:00, 1 April 2025 e-mail View comments Freddie Freeman was oddly out of the lineup on Monday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers after he slipped in the shower and hurt his surgically repaired right ankle. The mishap occurred at his home last weekend, with him making his way to Dodger Stadium on Sunday, an off day for the team, for treatment. Undefeated Los Angeles began a home series against the winless Braves starting Monday, not heading on a true road trip for the first time this season until Friday.

'He had a little mishap entering the shower,' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. 'Kind of swelled up a little bit.' Roberts added Freeman's ankle 'wasn't 100 percent but still, obviously the way he swung the bat, in a good spot.



' This is the second injury for Freeman already this season, as he was pulled from the Dodgers' season opener in Tokyo with left rib discomfort. Freeman was oddly out of the Dodgers' lineup on Monday night after he slipped in the shower Undefeated Los Angeles began a home series against the winless Braves starting Monday Read More Yankees star brutally hits back at Dave Portnoy over 'torpedo bat' rant 'He feels he could go out there and play, but just let him kind of recoup today and we'll see how he is tomorrow,' Roberts said. 'For the most part, he's always kicking and screaming [to play].

' It was the same ankle Freeman injured at the end of last season and played on for the home stretch, which included his World Series heroics. Freeman hit a home run in the first four games of the championship tilt against the New York Yankees and had 12 RBIs in the World Series. To start the season, Freeman is 3-for-12 with two home runs and four RBIs.

Now, his season is on delay thanks to a accident in the shower. Los Angeles Share or comment on this article: Dodgers suffer major blow as Freddie Freeman is ruled out after suffering freak injury in the shower e-mail Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards.

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