Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Freddie Freeman has a hairline fracture in his right middle finger, but plans to play through it.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced the injury Monday night. Freeman suffered the injury while fielding a ground ball in Saturday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Initial X-Rays came back negative, but Freeman sat Sunday’s series finale against St. Louis.
Roberts revealed to reporters on Monday that a subsequent CT scan revealed the fracture, but that Freeman would play Monday night against the Seattle Mariners. Per beat reporters, Roberts said that the Dodgers didn’t give much consideration to placing Freeman on the injured list and that Freeman said that he could play through the pain.
While Freeman avoided the injured list, the Dodgers announced multiple roster moves on Monday. Third baseman Max Muncy is back from a right oblique strain that’s sidelined him on the injured list since May 17. The Dodgers also activated infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman for his Dodgers debut.
The Dodgers acquired Edman from the Cardinals in a July 29 trade. Edman had previously sat the entire season after offseason wrist surgery.
The Dodgers activated IF/OF Tommy Edman and IF Max Muncy from the injured list, recalled C Hunter Feduccia, designated IF Nick Ahmed for assignment, optioned OF Andy Pages and placed C Austin Barnes on the injured list.
In order to make room for Muncy, the Dodgers transferred…
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