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World Series champion speaks about the influence Freddie Freeman’s father has on the Dodgers star
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World Series champion speaks about the influence Freddie Freeman’s father has on the Dodgers star

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman has been fantastic so far in the World Series against the New York Yankees.

Freeman is a big reason why the Dodgers are up 3-0, as the 35-year-old has hit a home run in every game in the series, none bigger than the walk-off grand slam he hit in Game 1.

After hitting the first-ever walk-off grand slam in World Series history, Freeman dedicated the moment to his father.

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Freddie Freeman is celebrating

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, #5, celebrates after hitting a grand slam home run in the 10th inning against the New York Yankees during game one of the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn images)

“My swing is because of him, my approach is because of him, I am who I am because of him…I just wanted to share that with him because he’s been there. He’s been through a lot in his life too, and just to If you want to have a moment like that, I wanted to be a part of it with him at that moment,” Freeman said during his post-match press conference.

One of Freeman’s former teammates, two-time all-star AJ Pierzynski, joined OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me With Dan Dakich” to talk about the influence Freeman’s father has on him.

“I played with Freddie for two years. He was in a slump, he said, ‘Oh, Fred’s coming, I’m getting fixed’ and sure enough, his dad came in and talked to him. I don’t know ‘I don’t know where they were talking about, I don’t know if they did some voodoo, I don’t know what they did, but all of a sudden Freddie would be back,” Pierzynski said.

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AJ Pierzynski doubles

Former Chicago White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski, #12, spoke about Freddie Freeman during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me With Dan Dakich.” (Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports)

“We’d go to LA, he’d be struggling, Fred would come in, they’d go to dinner, lunch, whatever, hang out and next thing you know, Freddie’s hitting home runs. So whatever Fred Freeman has, his dad has, got to be pretty special, because he gets Freddie right.”

Freeman is certainly looking “good” at the plate right now despite an ankle injury.

“(Freeman) wants to play every day, he wants to play 162, he wants to play every inning and do what he does with a bad ankle. Listen, the best thing that happened to him is he got that week off between the LCS and the World Series, and it really healed him, and he looks a lot better, but Freddie Freeman is a stud in the World Series He’s a stud in the regular season, he has an MVP, he has a The World Series is already Finally, he’s going for two here, he’s a surefire Hall of Famer in my eyes,” Pierzynski said.

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Freddie Freeman is celebrating

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, #5, celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand slam home run in the 10th inning against the New York Yankees during game one of the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn images)

Pierzynski thinks part of Freeman’s toughness comes from his Canadian roots.

“I mean, he’s Canadian, he’s a hockey player through and through. You know he grew up in Southern California, we used to joke about him. He says, ‘I know I’m Canadian, I’m tough,'” I’m Like, dude, you grew up on the coast of Newport, up there in Anaheim, let’s not get crazy.”

Freeman’s Dodgers will get a chance to win the World Series on Tuesday when they take on the Yankees at 8:08 PM ET on FOX.

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