Freddie Freeman thanks crowd for support all season
An even louder round of cheers erupted at Dodger Stadium as World Series MVP Freddie Freeman entered with his wife and sons.
Freeman was the hero of this year's championship, hitting home runs in each of the first four games, including the first walkoff grand slam in World Series in Game 1.
And that came after what had been an extremely challenging year for the first baseman off the field. His son Max was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome and had a moment when he went into rapid decline and had to be rushed to the hospital. Dodger fans and teammates rallied around their first baseman with #MaxStrong T-shirts. Max was later released and has been described as slowly improving.
On top of that, Freeman was recovering from an ankle injury and it was later revealed he played the World Series with broken rib cartilage.
"I only had one leg but I have a whole group of guys who had my back all year. What a special group," Freeman said during the celebration at Dodger Stadium.
He paused to gather his emotions as the crowd chanted "Freddie! Freddie!"
"When I came back after my son got sick, you guys showed out for my family. That was one of the greatest experiences I ever had on the field. I was so touched. I did everything I could to get on this field for you guys. I'm glad I did because we got a championship now."
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"I can't wait to run this back next year. Let's go Dodgers!"
