Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman got his 2,000th career hit.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates after Will Smith hit a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 25, 2023. They both scored. – Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman got his 2,000th hit Sunday night, reaching the milestone in the eighth inning with his second double of the game against the Houston Astros.
Freeman's sharp line drive to right field drove in Mookie Betts, making him the 295th player in major league history to reach the mark. Freeman was playing in his 1,801 game, becoming the seventh player to reach 2,000 hits as a member of the Dodgers. Of those hits, 441 are doubles —- including his league-leading 27 this season.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts felt Freeman had been pressing to reach the milestone at home as he went hitless in seven at-bats through the first two games of the weekend series. Freeman, 33, spent his first 12 seasons with Atlanta after the Braves selected him in the second round of the 2007 draft. He had 1,704 hits in 1,565 games for the Braves before the Orange County native joined the Dodgers as a free agent before the 2022 season.
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