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Watch Dodgers Slugger Homer on His First Cactus League Pitch of 2024

It's an oppo taco to open spring for Freddie!

Maren Angus-Coombs

Watch Dodgers Slugger Homer on His First Cactus League Pitch of 2024
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Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman launched an opposite-field home run in the first inning against the San Diego Padres on Friday at Camelback Ranch.

Freeman dumped an outside fastball from right-handed pitcher Jhony Brito over the left-center field wall on the first pitch he saw to give the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead.

Will Smith and Max Muncy followed him with two loud out of their own. Smith flew out to centerfield and then Muncy flew out to the warning track in left-center. 

Freeman is hoping to build on a solid 2023 when he slashed .331/.410/.977 with 29 home runs and 102 runs batted in.

The Dodgers are looking to win back-to-back games against the San Diego Padres, their first regular season opponent, in their home-and-home series to kick off Cactus League play.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite growing up in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer at the LA Sports Report Network.

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