Freddie Freeman was born in California but both of his parents were from Ontario, Canada, and the first baseman has played twice for Canada in the World Baseball Classic.
So it was only natural that Freeman teamed up with famous Canadian star Ryan Reynolds for charitable purposes, filming an ad raising money for the SickKids Foundation in Toronto, with all donations matched this month up to $1 million.
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Please enjoy this video of Freeman visiting a hospital, mere weeks after the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in the World Series, a series which included a walk-off home run by Freeman in the 18th inning of Game 3.
“Enjoy your sunshine and traffic, you hoser,” is going to stick with me for a while.
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To put a final bow on Miguel Rojas returning to the Dodgers for a 13th and final major league season, on Instagram on Wednesday he explicitly stated his post-playing plans: “In 2027, I will transition into a role helping the Dodgers in their Player Development Department & Front office.”
First baseman Tim Harkness played the first two of his four major league seasons for the Dodgers. In his first year of 1961, Harkness had four hits, including two doubles, in eight at-bats plus three walks, his .500 batting average tied for second-highest by a Dodger in a season of at least 10 plate appearances. Harkness died on Monday at age 87, and Mark Langill chronicled his time with in Los Angeles at Dodger Insider.