Freddie Freeman scratched from Dodgers lineup vs. Astros

Kyle Madson

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Freddie Freeman was originally in the Dodgers lineup for their Friday night game against the Astros, but he's now been scratched and replaced at first base by Cavan Biggio. Teoscar Hernandez will replace Freeman in the No. 3 spot in the lineup.

Freeman's wife, Chelsea, on Thursday posted on Instagram that the Freemans three-year-old son was dealing with an illness that had hospitalized him. The Dodgers first baseman has left the club to be with his family. 

It's unclear how long Freeman will be away, but we're certainly wishing their family all the best as they deal with a scary situation. 

 

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Kyle Madson neither likes writing about himself nor writing in the third person. Nevertheless, he persists. While Kyle has spent most of his writing career covering the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers, he’s never lost the love of baseball that has resided in the deepest recesses of his soul since he began playing T-ball at 4 years old (no matter how hard John Fisher has tried). Aside from writing, Kyle also hosts a radio show, the Insiders, with James Ham on ESPN 1320 in Sacramento. When he’s not being a sports dork, Kyle loves being a normal dork and traveling, visiting museums, diving further into K-Pop fandom (#SKZ) and hanging out with his wife and cats. Don’t follow him on Twitter or Instagram at @KyleAMadson.