Dodgers’ Freeman joins 2,000-hit club with double

THE ANGELS — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman collected the two,000th hit of his profession on Sunday, an eighth-inning run-scoring double, drawing a raucous standing ovation from the Dodger Stadium crowd upon reaching second base.

Freeman, 33, grew to become the sixth energetic participant to achieve the milestone, together with Miguel Cabrera, Joey Votto, Nelson Cruz, Elvis Andrus and Andrew McCutchen. Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuvewith 1,961 profession hits, is next-closest amongst energetic gamers.

The 2023 season — the second of a six-year, $162 million deal signed in March of 2022 — additionally noticed Freeman hit his three hundredth house run, doing so with a grand slam in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals on Could 18.

His newest milestone triggered a rally.

With the Dodgers trailing by three runs and right down to their final 4 outs, Astros setup man Rafael Montero plunked Mookie Betts with a full-count changeup. 4 pitches later, whereas hitting within the afternoon shadows, Freeman turned on one other changeup low and outdoors and lined it into the right-center-field hole, scoring Betts to chop into the lead. The subsequent batter, Will Smithtied the sport with a two-run homer to straightaway middle subject.

Montero was eliminated thereafter and “Fre-ddie” chants crammed the air, prompting Freeman to return out of the dugout for a curtain name.