The first baseman saw his batting average sink to .259 10 days ago, but extra rounds of batting practice have allowed him to work things out.
Dodgers star Freddie Freeman hits a single during the first inning of their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night in Phoenix. Over his eight games before Monday, Freeman was 11 for 27 and Sunday hit his first home run since the Dodgers’ home opener on March 28.A strict adherent to routine, Freeman hits three rounds of batting practice each day in preparation for that night’s game.
He has found something. Over his eight games before Monday, Freeman was 11 for 27 and Sunday hit his first home run since the Dodgers’ home opener on March 28. “I know Jason, more than anyone, wants to get back and get moving, get this process moving. But he just hasn’t,” Roberts said. “He hasn’t been able to physically. I’m sure he’s frustrated.”
“ feeling like the skill set should play at the big-league level. But you don’t know until you know, and so I think internally we’re pretty excited that he’s shown the way he has so early on in his big-league career.”Right-hander Walker Buehler is scheduled to make his sixth rehab start Tuesday for Triple-A Oklahoma City and Blake Treinen his fourth rehab appearance on Wednesday.
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