"This awesome every year. To be able to win a division title is special. It's the first step in our goal. This is always fun for me to see the first-timers that win a division, how excited they are,"
"It's been a long year, a lot of grinding going on, so this is special. Took a different route than we thought, but in the end we were able to accomplish the goal."
"I didn't really have an offseason, having the surgery, and then trying to get on the field as fast as I could," Freeman reflected. "There's been a lot of guys grinding through some aches and pains throughout the course of the year; Tommy's ankle, Muncy has been dealing with a lot of things, our pitching staff has been going through a bunch of stuff health-wise. "But when you play together and play for each other, you get on the field and do everything you can to help the Dodgers win that game that night, we were able to do that over the las"
Freddie Freeman has been part of National League West division-winning teams since signing a six-year, $127 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022. The 2025 season proved more challenging, mirroring a long 159-game push the previous year and following Freeman's offseason ankle surgery. Freeman pursued aggressive rehab to make Opening Day in the Tokyo Series and has appeared in all but 14 games, including a stint on the 15-day injured list. Freeman supplied key offense to clinch the NL West on the first mathematically possible day, and he emphasized teammates grinding through aches and the value of playing together to win.
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