{"id":696495,"date":"2026-05-11T23:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/696495\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T23:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:33:18","slug":"dodgers-expected-to-option-alex-freeland-to-triple-a-ahead-of-mookie-betts-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/696495\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Expected to Option Alex Freeland to Triple-A Ahead of Mookie Betts\u2019 Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!iJL4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99243a5c-24fc-4792-a150-7567ddf14b61_612x408.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/99243a5c-24fc-4792-a150-7567ddf14b61_612x.jpeg\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/99243a5c-24fc-4792-a150-7567ddf14b61_612x408.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:408,&quot;width&quot;:612,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Alex Freeland tosses his bat after striking out with a runner on base against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer...&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Alex Freeland tosses his bat after striking out with a runner on base against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer...\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Alex Freeland tosses his bat after striking out with a runner on base against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer...\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>LOS ANGELES, CA &#8211; MAY 9, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Alex Freeland (76) tosses his bat after striking out with a runner on base against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (99) in the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on May 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES, CA\u2014As the Los Angeles Dodgers await the official announcement of All-Star shortstop Mookie Betts&#8217;s activation, we now have what is likely the corresponding move.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jack Harris of the California Post, the Dodgers are set to option rookie infielder Alex Freeland to Triple-A Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as no surprise; however, Freeland was in a trio of possible names to bite the bullet on the Dodgers&#8217; 26-man roster with Betts\u2019 activation, including Santiago Espinal and fan-favorite Hyeseong Kim.<\/p>\n<p>Freeland will go down after struggling in his first shot at an everyday role, hitting just .235 with a .646 OPS in 33 games as part of the Dodgers \u2019 platoon at second base with veteran infielder Miguel Rojas.<\/p>\n<p>Freeland, a switch-hitting former third-round pick, has struggled to gain traction at the major-league level since debuting midway through last season. He hit just .190 over 29 games and was ultimately sent back to Triple-A in early September, where he finished out the year.    <\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers could&#8217;ve opted to keep both Kim and Freeland at the big league level, but a part of their thinking was giving both players ample opportunities for everyday playing time, something they won\u2019t get with Betts in the fold. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES, CA &#8211; MAY 9, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Alex Freeland (76) tosses his bat&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-696495","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-dodgers","12":"tag-ladodgers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangelesdodgers","17":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116558561984615650","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}