Overview
- Freddie Freeman and Ketel Marte shared a brief embrace on the basepaths in the second inning Saturday at Dodger Stadium, ending the frame in an unusual but friendly tag play.
- In baseball a runner is out when touched by a fielder’s glove holding the ball, and Marte’s glove made contact with Freeman during the hug to complete the out.
- Freeman said he had no escape route and accepted Marte’s open-armed invite, adding that he is “very much a hugger” after going 3-for-4 in the game.
- Will Smith delivered a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth on his birthday during his bobblehead night, lifting Los Angeles to a 3-2 win and a series sweep of Arizona.
- The clip spread quickly across outlets and social media as an early-season feel-good moment, with no fallout beyond the laugh and a memorable highlight.