Freddie Freeman is an Canadian-American professional baseball first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who is a free agent.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the baseball player.
- His full name is Frederick Charles Freeman
- He was born on September 12, 1989
- He is an Canadian-American professional baseball player
- He plays first base
- He plays in Major League Baseball (MLB)
- Freddie Freeman is a free agent
- Professionally, Freeman has played exclusively for the Atlanta Braves
- He made his MLB debut in 2010
- He is a five-time MLB All-Star
- Freeman won a Gold Glove Award in 2018, the Silver Slugger Award in 2019, 2020 and 2021
- He has also won the National League’s Most Valuable Player Award in 2020
- Freeman won the 2021 World Series over the Houston Astros as a member of the Braves
- Freeman was born in Fountain Valley, California
- Both of Freeman’s parents are from Ontario, Canada
- His mother was from Peterborough, while his father is from Windsor
- Because Freeman’s parents were both born in Canada, Freeman holds Canadian citizenship in addition to American citizenship
- He grew up a fan of the Los Angeles Angels
- At the age of six, Freeman practiced with Little League ballplayers from Orange, California, who were twice his age
- Aged seven, he was placed on a team of nine-year-olds
- When Freeman himself turned nine, he was assigned to play with the team of twelve-year-olds
- Freeman attended El Modena High School
- There he was a third baseman and a pitcher
- As a senior in 2007, Freeman hit for a .417 batting average and had a 6–1 win–loss record as a pitcher
- The Orange County Register named him its 2007 player of the year
- He signed a letter of intent with Cal State Fullerton
- The Atlanta Braves selected Freeman in the second round, with the 78th overall selection, of the 2007 MLB draft
- Freeman signed with the team for $409,500, forgoing his college scholarship
- He was the Braves’ fifth-best prospect heading into the 2009 season, according to Baseball America
- He was the 11th-best prospect overall in their mid-season top 25
- Freeman’s powerful swing, in which he moves his shoulders slightly before lowering his hands, has been described as “unorthodox” and compared to a tennis forehand
- His hand-eye coordination and ability to adjust to pitchers from one plate appearance to the next have also drawn praise
- He has had press coverage as a result of needing to wear glasses while competing professionally
- Until switching these for contact lenses
- He, later, repaired his vision with Lasik surgery
- Freddie Freeman’s propensity to strike up conversations with opposing baserunners has been noted by several rival players
- He is regarded as a leader of the Atlanta Braves team
- Freeman has been described by manager Brian Snitker as “my rock” and “everything that the Braves stand for”
- Freddie Freeman is the son of Fredrick and Rosemary Freeman, both Canadian
- Rosemary died of melanoma when Freeman was 10
- Freeman has two older brothers, Andrew and Phillip
- He is a sixth generation Salvationist
- His cousin Carson Branstine is a tennis player
- Freeman married Chelsea Goff in 2014
- Goff appeared in a season 7 episode of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta
- The couple have three sons
- Freeman and his family live in Atlanta during baseball season and in California during the off-season
- During a 2014 winter storm, Freeman was stuck in a traffic jam that was not moving
- Freeman stayed stuck for hours until former teammate Chipper Jones arrived on his ATV and rescued Freeman successfully
- In January 2016, the Atlanta Braves announced a “Chipper Rescues Freddie” bobblehead night for the following season
- This was used as a promotional night for the franchise
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