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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman walks back to the dugout after striking out against the Kansas City Royals in the eighth inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij for CA Post)
It started as a routine pop-up.
It ended in a freighting scene.
In the top of the eighth inning on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, first baseman Freddie Freeman was tracking a pop-up in foul ground when he lost his footing at the edge of the visiting dugout and went tumbling straight down a flight of stairs.
Immediately, concern descended from all parts of the ballpark.
Several of Freeman’s Dodgers teammates came racing over to his aid. Several more Kansas City Royals players also leapt off the bench to check on the former MVP.
For several moments, the entirety of the crowd also seemed to be holding its breath, with Freeman out of sight below the concrete overhang.
But then, he re-emerged –– somehow on his feet, and, at least initially, seemingly unscathed.
As chants of “Fredd-ie! Fredd-ie!” rang out, the 36-year-old gingerly returned to his position, then played out the rest of the inning.
Once he returned to the dugout, he proceeded to the clubhouse –– likely for further evaluation –– and was pinch-hit for in the bottom half of the frame.
But he didn’t show any obvious signs of injury in the moment.
No further information on his status was immediately available.
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