World Series MVP Keeps Christ at the ‘Forefront of Everything’
By Movieguide® Contributor
The Los Angeles Dodgers became the 2024 World Series Champions late Wednesday night, and first baseman Freddie Freeman proved invaluable for the team.
“He hit home runs in each of the first four games, including a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning of Game 1, becoming the first player to go deep in the first four games of a World Series. Freeman didn’t hit a homer in Wednesday’s series-clinching Game 5 win, but he drove in two runs as the Dodgers erased a 5-0 deficit to close out the New York Yankees. His 12 runs batted in tied a World Series record,” Sports Spectrum reported.
He also took home the title of World Series MVP.
“That means there was a lot of my teammates on base,” Freeman said after being presented with the award. “I’m glad I was able to get hot at the right time.”
“This is everything,” he told Fox Sports after the game. “I wouldn’t be here without the support of everybody in these shirts tonight. It’s been a grind these last three months, but this organization…my teammates, my family, it’s been a lot. But this is it right here.”
In August, Freeman took time away from baseball to be with his family after his “3-year-old son, Max, was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder.”
Their faith in Jesus has kept Freeman and his family strong.
“There were many times when you see your 3-year-old on a ventilator, you start just thinking about a whole bunch of things,” he told CBN Sports. “When you have the support system that we’ve had, the family that’s faith-based, it truly does help. During the All-Star Game, all my kids were sick. I didn’t know it was going to lead to that.”
“We’ve been having a great network of people to keep us strong, keep the faith, and it’s been really good,” he added.
Ultimately, Freeman knows that without Christ, nothing in his life would be possible.
“He’s at the forefront of everything,” Freeman told CBN Sports in a separate interview at the 2024 All-Star game. “It’s a big part of who I am and what I want to exude to other people and try to be for my kids, lead them into the path of that as well. That’s just who I am. Christ means a lot to me.”
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