Los Angeles– dodgers slugger freddy freeman After an 0-for-8 start he finally got his first hit of the season. Their time on the basepaths was short and ended with an embrace.
“I didn’t think I’d ever be a part of a hug on a baseball field,” Freeman said, smiling.
Freeman performed solo from Arizona Eduardo Rodriguez In the second innings on Saturday night. Two out later, santiago espinal A ground out was thrown out at second base.
Ketel Marte He fielded the ball about halfway between first and second and blocked Freeman’s path with his arms outstretched.
With nowhere to run, Freeman walked toward a smiling Marte, who signaled the end of the inning by hugging him.
“I stopped and I thought, is there any way around this? If I go past the baseline, I’m out. If I run back, he’ll just run to second,” Freeman said. “He said to me a little bit, ‘Come here,’ and I said, ‘Okay, let’s just do it.'”
Freeman is known for wearing his emotions on his sleeve, and has greeted opposing players reaching first base with a hug in the past.
“I’m a big hugger,” he said. “Emotional guy over here.”
