Freddie Freeman Underwent Major Surgery, Dodgers Reveal Timeline for Return

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that World Series MVP Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on his right ankle Thursday morning.

“Earlier today, Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on his right ankle consisting of debridement and the removal of loose bodies,” the team announced. “The surgery was performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung at Kerlan Jobe in Los Angeles.”

The Dodgers said Freeman is “expected to be able to participate in baseball activities during spring training.”

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Freeman suffered a sprained ankle in late September during a Dodgers series against the San Diego Padres. Freeman’s injury was supposed to require a four-to-six week stint on the injured list, but less than two weeks later, Freeman was back in the lineup for the start of the National League Divisional Series.

Freeman gutted it out throughout the postseason, missing a few games in both the NLDS and NLCS against the New York Mets.

Then, he got a few extra days off before the World Series, and found his swing again.

Freeman was dominant in the World Series, hitting four home runs and driving in 12 RBIs, finishing with an OPS of 1.364. He had one of the most historic hits in MLB history — when he hit a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 — and ended up winning the World Series MVP award after his heroic performance throughout the series.

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After the World Series, it was revealed that in addition to the ankle injury, Freeman was also playing through a broken rib. Freeman got honest about his painful World Series in a conversation with ESPN after the series concluded.

“I gave myself to the game, to the field,” Freeman said. “I did everything I could to get onto that field. And that’s why this is really, really sweet. I’m proud of the fact that I gave everything I could to this team and I left it all out there. That’s all I try to do every single night. When I go home and put my head on that pillow, I ask if I gave everything I had that night. And usually it’s a yes. One hundred percent of the time it’s a yes. But this one was a little bit sweeter because I went through a lot. My teammates appreciated it. The organization appreciated it. And to end it with a championship makes all the trying times before games, what I put myself through to get on the field, worth it.”

Freeman truly put his body on the line this past October, and has now officially undergone surgery to get himself back to 100 percent for the 2025 season.

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