LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated first baseman Freddie Freeman from the paternity list and optioned infielder/outfielder Ryan Ward to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Freeman, 36, missed two games and he is slashing .296/.360/.519 with three homers and 14 RBI this year. The nine-time All-Star is in his 17th season, amassing 370 homers and 1,336 RBI while sporting a .300 batting average in 2,199 games. He leads all active players with 2,455 hits and is tied with Jimmy Rollins for 115th all-time. The 2020 National League MVP was drafted by the Braves in the second round of the 2007 First Year Player Draft out of El Modena High School (CA).
Ward, 28, made his Major League debut on Sunday against the Rockies, recording his first hit and RBI against Michael Lorenzen in the fourth inning. He finished his first Big League stint going 2-for-6 in two games. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he is batting .324 with four homers and 14 RBI in 18 games. He was the Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player in 2025 after slashing .290/.380/.557 with 36 homers and 122 RBI while leading Minor League Baseball in home runs, RBI, extra-base hits (73) and total bases (315). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the eighth round out of Bryant University (Rhode Island) in 2019 and has slashed .266/.344/.505 in seven minor league seasons, with 154 home runs, 139 doubles, and 520 RBI in 696 games.
