On Friday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers will open up a series with the Texas Rangers in California.
They are coming off a 4-3 loss against the Toronto Blue Jays (in Canada) on Thursday.
Freddie Freeman finished Thursday’s game with two hits and one RBI in five at-bats.
Dodgers Star Freddie Freeman On Verge Of MLB History
GettyFreddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in action against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on March 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
In Friday’s game, Freeman has a chance to make MLB history.
He needs just one home run to pass Hall of Famer Gil Hodges (370) on the all-time list.
Freeman would then be tied with New York Yankees star Aaron Judge for 83rd.
GettyFreddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI double in the 10th inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on June 26, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Freeman is currently batting .275 with three home runs, 13 RBI’s and six runs in his first 12 games of the 2026 season.
He is in his fifth year playing for Los Angeles.
Noah Camras of Dodgers OnSI wrote (on April 4): “Freddie Freeman in the 1st inning: 2-run double Freddie Freeman in the 2nd inning: 2-run double
The Dodgers lead 5-0 and Freeman now has 550 career doubles, the 32nd-most in MLB history.”
Freeman’s MLB Career
Freeman was picked in the second round of the 2007 MLB Draft.
The 36-year-old spent the first 12 years of his career playing for the Atlanta Braves.
In that span, he made five All-Star Games (and helped lead them to the 2021 World Series Championship).
GettyFreddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves awaits the pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning in game three of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 06, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri.
Freeman then signed with the Dodgers before the 2022 season.
He has made the All-Star Game in each of the first four years he has been with the franchise.
They have also won the World Series Championship the last two years.
FOX Sports: MLB wrote (on October 26, 2024): “The entire list of players with a walk off grand slam in World Series history:
⚾️ Freddie Freeman
That’s it. That’s the list.”
GettyFreddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers receives his World Series Ring from his 2021 season with the Atlanta Braves prior to the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on June 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dodgers Right Now
The Dodgers come into their series with the Rangers as the top team in the National League West with a 9-3 record in 12 games.
They are 4-2 in the six games they have played at home in Los Angeles.
Following the Rangers, the Dodgers will play their next series on April 13 when they host the New York Mets.
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