It began as a routine pop-up.
It led to a freighting scene.
Within the prime of the eighth inning on Wednesday night time at Dodger Stadium, first baseman Freddie Freeman was monitoring a pop-up in foul floor when he misplaced his footing on the fringe of the visiting dugout and went tumbling straight down a flight of stairs.
Instantly, concern descended from all elements of the ballpark.
A number of of Freeman’s Dodgers teammates got here racing over to his help. A number of extra Kansas Metropolis Royals gamers additionally leapt off the bench to examine on the previous MVP.
For a number of moments, everything of the group additionally appeared to be holding its breath, with Freeman out of sight beneath the concrete overhang.
However then, he re-emerged –– by some means on his toes, and, not less than initially, seemingly unscathed.
As chants of “Fredd-ie! Fredd-ie!” rang out, the 36-year-old gingerly returned to his place, then performed out the remainder of the inning.
As soon as he returned to the dugout, he proceeded to the clubhouse –– probably for additional analysis –– and was pinch-hit for within the backside half of the body.
However he didn’t present any apparent indicators of harm within the second.
No additional info on his standing was instantly obtainable.
