Los Angeles Dodgers Star Freddie Freeman Joins Amazing Club in Baseball History
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman joined a very exclusive club on Thursday night.
Freeman hit a grand slam in the top of the sixth inning off of St. Louis Cardinals reliever Genesis Cabrera, and in doing so, he became just the second player ever to hit a grand slam for his 300th career home run.
Sarah Langs of MLB.com had the information on Twitter:
Freddie Freeman is the 2nd player with a grand slam for his 300th career home run, joining: 8/28/04 Rubén Sierra
Freeman is one of the pre-eminent players of his generation. As of this posting, he's 2-4 in this game with the home run and four RBIs. For the season, he's hitting .315 with eight home runs and 27 RBI. He's added six steals and a .923 OPS.
The 33-year-old made his debut in 2010 with the Atlanta Braves and stayed in Atlanta through 2021, helping the Braves win the 2021 World Series over the Astros.
Entering tonight, he was a lifetime .299 hitter. He is a six-time All-Star, won the MVP in the COVID 2020 season and is a Gold Glove winner.
He's won a Silver Slugger award three times and has gotten MVP votes in eight different seasons. He's led the league in on-base percentage (2022), doubles (three times), hits (twice), runs scored (four times) and plate appearances (twice).
At the time of this posting, the Cardinals lead the Dodgers, 9-8, in the top of the seventh inning.
The Dodgers entered play at 28-16 while the Cardinals were 18-26.
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