Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman had surgical procedure on his proper ankle Thursday and is “anticipated to have the ability to take part in baseball actions” as soon as spring coaching comes round, the staff introduced.

It’s attention-grabbing wording from the staff there, because it’s attainable Freeman will not be 100% to start out spring coaching however will as an alternative to relegated to issues like throwing and hitting off a tee. He has all the way in which till March 18 earlier than the common season begins and that is a two-game collection towards the Cubs in Japan. The Dodgers’ dwelling opener is March 27. 

Freeman suffered a sprained proper ankle over the past week of the common season and was severely hampered via the NLDS and NLCS rounds of the playoffs. He entered the World Sequence with out having had an extra-base hit in practically a month nor a house run in nicely over a month. Within the NLCS, he went 1 for 15 in Video games 2, 3 and 5 whereas lacking Video games 4 and 6. 

In Recreation 1 of the World Sequence, nevertheless, he out of the blue went on the run of a lifetime. He tripled early within the recreation after which hit the first-ever walk-off grand slam in World Sequence historical past. 

He would go on to homer in every of the primary 4 World Sequence video games whereas driving dwelling a minimum of one run in every of the 5 video games. He completed 6 for 20 (.300) with a triple, 4 dwelling runs and 12 RBI. He gained World Sequence MVP. 

Freeman, whose ankle process consisted of a debridement and the removing of free our bodies, now heads to his age-35 season. It is the fourth 12 months of his six-year, $162 million take care of the Dodgers. Within the common season final 12 months, he hit .282/.378/.476 (143 OPS+) with 35 doubles, two triples, 22 dwelling runs, 89 RBI, 81 runs and 4.7 WAR.