Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Wednesday that All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman is expected to return to the lineup on Friday, the first game in which he’d be eligible to come off the injured list.
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It appears Freeman, who was placed on the injured list last week after slipping in the shower and re-injuring his surgically-repaired ankle, won’t have an extended stay on the IL, and will end up just missing nine games from this injury.