WASHINGTON – Cole Freeman knows this is a big season for him.
Drafted in 2017 by the Nationals, the native of Louisiana turns 28 in September and has yet to advance above the Double-A level.
It hasn’t helped that the last two minor league seasons were hampered by the pandemic - with the 2020 season wiped out entirely.
“We are at this point where we have to make it up to the big leagues,” outfielder Freeman told Federal Baseball in a phone interview from Spring Training in Florida on Saturday night.
“We are kind of knocking on the door.