LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman was out of the Dodgers’ lineup for Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves after injuring his surgically repaired right ankle at home over the weekend.
Freeman injured the ankle when he slipped in the shower, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. His status is day to day.
“He had a little mishap in the shower, entering the shower, the bathtub,” Roberts said. “It swelled up a little bit. Not able to play tonight.”
This is the second time since the regular season started that Freeman has missed time after aggravating an injury that originated late last season. He did not play in the two games against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo after feeling discomfort in the same rib that he injured during the playoffs last fall.
He was in the lineup for the three games against the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. He went 3 for 12 with two home runs in the series but did not appear to be moving very well at times.
Freeman injured his right ankle on Sept. 26 last season, rolling it badly on a play at first base, and missed the final three games of the regular season. He played through the injury during the postseason but required hours of treatment daily and still sat out three games combined during the National League Division Series and the NL Championship Series.
Freeman was named the World Series MVP, but the ankle injury still bothered him during the offseason and he ultimately had surgery to remove loose bodies in the joint. He was limited early in spring training.
“It wasn’t 100 percent,” Roberts said of Freeman’s ankle before the re-injury this weekend. “But still, obviously the way he swung the bat – he was in a good spot.”
Roberts said Freeman came to the stadium for treatment on the off day on Sunday and wanted to play Monday.
“He feels that he could go out there and play,” Roberts said. “But just the upside-downside, doing the math, just let him recoup today, and we’ll see how he is tomorrow.”
