Overview
- Freeman grimaced at his left wrist after a check-swing foul and was removed before the bottom of the fifth in Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
- Manager Dave Roberts told reporters that X-rays on Freeman’s left hand and wrist came back negative and the team labeled his status day-to-day.
- Kiké Hernández took over at first base after Freeman left the game and is considered a short-term stopgap rather than a long-term replacement.
- The Dodgers have an off day before their Aug. 7–9 series in Arizona, which the club plans to use with team trainers to monitor Freeman and update his availability.
- Freeman is a key offensive anchor, hitting .310/.385/.485 with 27 doubles and 15 homers this season, and any absence would strain Los Angeles’s thin depth at first base during the current skid.