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Freddie Freeman battled by a lingering ankle injury to assist the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Sequence towards the New York Yankees, however that wasn’t the one damage he was coping with as he gained World Sequence MVP.
Based on ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Freeman came upon two days earlier than the postseason started that he had damaged the costal cartilage in his sixth rib. Based on Passan, the damage was so unhealthy that Freeman was “unable to even decide himself off the ground” after taking some swings within the batting cage.
Passan additionally famous that the damage Freeman had often “sidelines gamers for months.”
Regardless of the 2 accidents, Freeman missed simply three video games within the postseason and performed all 5 video games of the World Sequence, placing on probably the greatest performances in Dodgers historical past.
He homered within the first 4 video games of the World Sequence, his first one being arguably probably the most consequential hit of the postseason for Los Angeles. Because the Dodgers trailed 3-2 within the backside of the tenth inning in Recreation 1, Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to place Los Angeles up 1-0 within the sequence.
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His dwelling run in Recreation 4 set a document for consecutive World Sequence video games with a house run with six courting again to the 2021 World Sequence when he was with the Atlanta Braves.
Freeman ended the sequence with 4 dwelling runs, a World Sequence-record-tying 12 RBI and a .300 batting common, making himself the clear selection for MVP.
There have been questions on whether or not Freeman would be capable of carry out whereas not at 100%, however he made these questions an afterthought along with his excellent efficiency. Now the 2020 Nationwide League MVP and 2021 World Sequence champion has one other title and his first World Sequence MVP.
