Freddie Freeman avoids serious injury in frightening fall into dugout

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Greg Beacham, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · August 13, 2026 · 1 min read

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Freddie Freeman apparently avoided serious injury Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers ‘ first baseman took a frightening tumble down the stairs and into the visitors’ dugout while trying to catch a foul popup in the eighth inning. Freeman isn’t sure whether he’ll play when the Dodgers be...

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