“This is something Anthony Rendon would do” – MLB fans react as Freddie Freeman suffers FREAK ankle injury in shower

Freddie Freeman tweaked his right ankle on Saturday while entering the shower and is currently labeled as day-to-day.

“This is something Anthony Rendon would do” – MLB fans react as Freddie Freeman suffers FREAK ankle injury in shower

Freddie Freeman (Image via X/@@TalkinBaseball_)

As the Los Angeles Dodgers geared up to take on the Atlanta Braves on Monday, they were missing one key piece in their lineup. 2024 World Series winner Freddie Freeman was pulled out of the game against his former side after he suffered a freak ankle injury in the shower.

According to reports, the first baseman suffered this injury on Saturday. He was reported to have slipped up in the shower and tweaked his ankle, the same ankle which caused him trouble last season. As a result of this, he missed the chance to face his former team.

Freeman initially suffered an ankle injury during the 2024 postseason. Despite this issue, he kept on playing for the team. Following a slow start in the National League Division Series (NLDS) and the National League Championship Series (NLCS), he fired up in the World Series.

In the series against the New York Yankees, Freeman was named as the MVP as he hit 4 home runs in 4 successive games and led the team to World Series glory. In the offseason, he would undergo a surgery regarding his ankle and was expected to miss the entire Spring Training.

He though did play in the Spring Training and was part of the team that went to Japan to take on the Tokyo Series. However, he did not play in those games due a discomfort in his ribs. Freeman took part in the 3-game series against the Tigers and hit 2 home runs while having 4 RBI. After the win on Saturday, he tweaked his right ankle while entering the shower.

Freddie Freeman had a “mishap” entering the shower at home and tweaked the same surgically-repaired right ankle, Dave Roberts said. Won’t be available tonight and is day to day.

Fabian Ardaya on X

Fans react to Freddie Freeman’s freak injury early on the season

After Freddie Freeman missed the Tokyo Series, the fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers were left worried about his health. The 35-year-old though came back from this and played in the series against Detroit Tigers. Just a few days later, he has suffered another injury blow.

Freddie Freeman
Freddie Freeman (Image via X/@BRWalkoff)

While this injury may not keep him out for a long time, the fans are still concerned about him. Users on X were left shocked to hear about how he got injured. As some threw in light-hearted jokes, one fan wildly compared him to Anthony Rendon, and claimed that this was something how the Los Angeles Angels star gets hurt.

Check out that and some other reactions from X below:

At the moment, he is labeled as day-to-day and will be re-evaluated on Tuesday. He if does not feel well then he will miss the game on Tuesday as well.

On Monday, a list of the top 20 most popular MLB jerseys was released. Freddie Freeman found himself on this list alongside 5 of this teammates as the World Series champions dominated the fashion market as well.

Freddie Freeman
Freddie Freeman (Image via True Blue LA)

Freeman, the 2-time World Series winner, came 2nd in this list. His heroic performance in the World Series played a huge part in it. His teammate Shohei Ohtani ranks on top once again. The third member of the Dodgers offensive trio, Mookie Betts ranks 4th, just behind $765 million mark Juan Soto.

Pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Clayton Kershaw are ranked 10th and 11th respectively. Despite missing majority of the season due to injury, Kershaw is still a household name. The last member of the Dodgers team in this list is fan favorite, Kike Hernandez, ranked at No.16.

Stars like Aaron Judge, Francisco Lindor, Jose Altuve, Bryce Harper and Ronald Acuna Jr. complete the top 10. MLB The Show 25 cover athletes, Elly De La Cruz, Gunnar Henderson and Paul Skenes are all ranked 13th, 14th and 15th behind 12th ranked Fernando Tatis Jr.

Shortstops Corey Seager, Bobby Witt Jr. and Anthony Volpe all come in 17th, 18th and 19th spot. Manny Machado closes out this list as the 20th most popular jersey in MLB at the moment.