Freddie Freeman was a last-minute scratch from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Opening Day lineup in the Tokyo Series. The first baseman was dealing with rib discomfort in the same area he broke his rib in the postseason.
With Freeman’s injury and outfielder Mookie Betts battling an illness, the Dodgers started the 2025 season without two of their star players. But fortunately for Los Angeles, Freeman gave the Los Angeles Times’ Jack Harris a promising update about his injury on Monday.
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“Hopefully it will be an afterthought by Thursday,” Freeman said to Harris.