As Freddie Freeman finished rounding the bases after his epic walk-off grand slam to win Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he didn’t just celebrate with his teammates at home plate.
The former MVP immediately ran over to the fans behind home plate, jumped up into the netting and found his father for a moment that will rival the home run itself.
The Dodgers’ star wanted to make his dad a part of the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history and he had a perfect explanation why. In the postgame press conference, Freeman gave all the credit to his father Frederick in an absolutely beautiful tribute.
Freddie and his dad 💙🥹 pic.twitter.com/UjuTFaJmUo
— MLB (@MLB) October 26, 2024
Take 60 seconds to listen to Freddie Freeman explain why tonight was not his moment, rather, it was his father’s moment. pic.twitter.com/Rv8X9hVaSS
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) October 26, 2024
He’s been throwing me batting practice since I can remember. My swing is because of him. My approach is because of him. I am who I am because of him…
I just wanted to share that with him because he’s been there. He’s been through a lot in his life too, and just to have a moment like that, I just wanted to be a part of that with him in that moment.
That’s mostly his moment because if he didn’t throw me batting practice — if he didn’t love the game of baseball, I wouldn’t be here playing this game. So that’s Fred Freeman’s moment right there.
Such an incredibly beautiful moment between father and son and we’re all lucky we got to witness it.
