Freddie Freeman cemented his name in Dodgers lore after hitting a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series. While the 2024 season ended on a high note, there was a time the Dodgers superstar considered retirement.
Soon after the All-Star break, Freeman’s three-year-old son Maximus was in and out of the hospital. On Aug. 1, Freddie and Chelsea Freeman announced their son had been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
The Dodgers first baseman missed a stretch of games because of his son’s health scare, and Freeman even considered walking away from baseball amidst the family emergency.