Freddie Freeman Has Surgery on Ankle Injury, Expected to Be Ready for Dodgers Camp

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday that first baseman Freddie Freeman will be ready for spring training after undergoing surgery on his injured right ankle.

"Earlier today, Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on his right ankle consisting of debridement and the removal of loose bodies. The surgery was performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung at Kerlan Jobe in Los Angeles. Freeman is expected to be able to participate in baseball activities during Spring Training."

Freeman initially suffered an ankle injury during his team's 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 26, per Juan Toribio of MLB.com.

"Freeman got injured as he sprinted down the first-base line to beat out a wide throw from Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth," Toribio wrote. "After stepping on the bag, Freeman was trying to stop his momentum forward and rolled his right ankle."

X-rays were negative, but Freeman was ultimately diagnosed with a bone bruise and right ankle sprain. He missed the Dodgers' final three regular season games but played 13 of the 16 Dodgers' postseason contests, including the entirety of the World Series.

Freeman played through injury to author one of the greatest moments in World Series history, delivering the only walkoff grand slam ever in the Fall Classic to cap a 6-3, 10-inning win in Game 1.

The first baseman hit four home runs and knocked in 12 runners in the Dodgers' five-game World Series win to earn MVP honors. It was the second time Freeman won the World Series after doing so with the 2021 Atlanta Braves as well.

Freeman is obviously an invaluable member of the roster, and the Dodgers certainly need him healthy to author back-to-back World Series wins for the first time in team history.

Thankfully, the eight-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger appears on pace for a healthy return before spring training, giving him a full and healthy ramp-up for the team's 2025 regular-season opener on March 18 against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo.