Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman returned as he had never left Friday, hitting a two-run home run in the Dodgers’ 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Freeman had missed the Dodgers’ three games prior due to a fractured finger he sustained earlier in August while trying to field a ground ball.
Saturday, he homered in the first inning, his 19th of the season.
After missing one game following the injury, Freeman originally planned not to miss any others and intended to play through the pain. That plan did not last, as the Dodgers kept Freeman out of the lineup three times this week to “calm” his finger down.