"My eyes can't see anything, it's burning so bad" - Freddie Freeman on lengths he went to win World Series with Dodgers, says he has no regrets
Freddie Freeman is enjoying himself after capturing the second World Series title of his career. He won one with the Atlanta Braves in 2021 and his second with the Los Angeles Dodgers this past season.
Freeman was a major reason why the Dodgers captured their eighth World Series title in the history of their organization. He smashed four home runs in the World Series alone, making him the easy World Series MVP choice.
Since the season has ended, Freeman has started to make his rounds on talk shows and podcasts. He recently joined the Kelce brothers on their podcast, New Heights, and said being a champion is not all fun and games at times.
"[Champagne] is the smell of success. You don't really like the taste of it but you're just pouring it in no matter what," said Freeman.
Freeman also revealed he is not the biggest fan of champagne, but he was not going to let that deter him from celebrating with his teammates. He later described what it feels like to get a drop or two in your eyes.
"I don't care if my eyes can't see anything because its burning so bad, but I'm going to do this.. Some guys just want the burn, like [Clayton] Kershaw, he wants the burn. Like some guys love that stuff, but I have Lasik, and I need to protect these guys" said Freeman.
While getting champagne in your eyes hurts, Freeman explained that some of his teammates, like Clayton Kershaw, loved it. However, Freeman had Lasik eye surgery in the past and was wary of potentially causing damage.
Freddie Freeman battled through injury to help the Dodgers prevail over the Yankees
Freddie Freeman did not come into the postseason healthy. He was battling a badly sprained right ankle injury that many believed would take him out of the lineup completely.
However, he would not let that stop him from helping the Dodgers march to victory. Doctors recommended he take anything from four to six weeks off, but that was completely out of the question. Freeman suited up in all but three postseason games.
This makes the walk-off grand slam he hit in Game 1 all the more impressive. The injury, the situation, and the timing of the home run is also eerily similar to that of Kirk Gibson's walk-off in 1988.