Dec. 05, 2024 22:33 PM EST

Dodgers' Freddie Freeman Has Surgery On Right Ankle, Should Be Ready For Spring Training

Members of the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, from left, Mookie Betts, Chris Taylor, Jack Flaherty, Brusdar Graterol and Freddie Freeman acknowledge fans during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Mark J. Terrill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, from left, Mookie Betts, Chris Taylor, Jack Flaherty, Brusdar Graterol and Freddie Freeman acknowledge fans during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman had surgery Thursday on his right ankle.

The team said the procedure involved debridement and removal of loose bodies by Dr. Kenneth Jung in Los Angeles.

Freeman is expected to be ready by spring training.

The 35-year-old Freeman hurt his ankle on Sept. 26 while running out a ground ball and played on it during the Dodgers’ run to the World Series championship over the New York Yankees.

Although he was limited at times, Freeman played in 13 of the team’s 16 postseason games. He was named World Series MVP after becoming the first player to hit a home run in each of the first four games of the Series.

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