Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is expected to make his 2026 game debut on Tuesday, when the Dodgers host the Cleveland Guardians.
“I’m feeling good, but we are going to slow-play it a little bit,” Freeman said Thursday, as shown on SportsNet LA. “It’s kind of planned out that I’ll be around 47 plate appearances, which I kind of like.”
That last part is hilariously specific — later in the media scrum Thursday widened the range a bit to 45-50 plate appearances — but also quite fitting for Freeman, who is acutely aware of his own numbers. And who could blame him? After all, Freeman is the active major league leader in hits (2,431), doubles (547, 34th all-time), total bases (4,145), runs scored (1,379) and runs batted in (1,322).
But all of those are right in line with what Freeman feels comfortable with to get ready for the games that count, with this his 17th major league season.
Today’s question is how many plate appearances will Freddie Freeman get this spring training?