Freddie Freeman and Chelsea Freeman welcomed their fourth child, a daughter named London Rosemary Joy. Freeman is 36 and in the middle of his 17th MLB season, and he has begun thinking about life after baseball. He previously aimed to chase statistical milestones with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including reaching 3,000 career hits, but the arrival of his daughter has shifted his perspective on individual stats and how long he wants to keep playing. He has considered retiring earlier than planned to avoid missing family moments. After speaking with his grandfather, Freeman said the advice made sense and he may still retire at the end of the 2029 season. He wants to retire in Los Angeles and has discussed playing four more seasons to retire at age 40.
"“Obviously, getting 3,000 hits would be very, very cool,” Freeman said. “But ever since baby girl came into this world about a month ago, my perspective has changed a little bit on individual stats and how long I would want to play.”"
"“He was like, 'You're going to be the best dad, the best husband, for the next 50 years. You only have a few years of this left,'” Freeman said. “Then I was like, that makes a whole lot of sense.”"
"Freeman previously stated in Spring Training that his goal is to play four more seasons and retire at the age of 40. Doing so would put him in rare territory as one of only a select number of players to appear in at least 20 MLB seasons. That would also give Freeman a chance to become the 34th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits."
"Freeman has only one year remaining on his Dodgers contract after this season, but made it clear he wants to retire in L.A."
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