Alexander Chance Freeland (born August 24, 2001) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
| Alex Freeland | |
|---|---|
 Freeland with the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 76 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: August 24, 2001 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 30, 2025, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (through June 14, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .217 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 22 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
editAmateur career
editFreeland attended Mariner High School in Cape Coral, Florida, and the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he played college baseball for the UCF Knights.[1] In 2021 and 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3]
Los Angeles Dodgers
editThe Los Angeles Dodgers selected Freeland in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[4] He signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, where he hit .313 in only eight games in the 2022 season.[1] Freeland played 2023 with the Great Lakes Loons, hitting .240 in 106 games with nine homers and 57 RBI[1] and remained with Great Lakes to start the 2024 season before being promoted to the Tulsa Drillers on May 8[5] and to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club on August 6.[6] In a combined 136 games, he batted .260 with 18 home runs, 74 RBI and 31 stolen bases.[1]
Freeland began 2025 with Oklahoma City, before he was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time on July 29.[7] He made his MLB debut the following day, against the Cincinnati Reds, and recorded his first hit off Nick Martinez.[8] Freeland hit his first major league home run off Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres on August 22.[9] He played in 29 games for the Dodgers, with a slash line of .190/.292/.310 while hitting two homers and driving in six runs[10] and was optioned back to the minors on September 4.[11] Freeland played in 106 games for Oklahoma City, slashing .263/.384/.451 while hitting 16 home runs and driving in 82 runs.[1]
Freeland made the Dodgers opening day roster for the 2026 season, platooning with Miguel Rojas at second base.[12]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Alex Freeland Amateur, College & Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ↑ "#24 Alex Freeland - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Alex Freeland". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Three UCF baseball players picked on Day 2 of MLB Draft". July 19, 2022.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (May 8, 2024). "Dodgers minors: Ben Casparius, Austin Gauthier promoted to Triple-A". SB Nation. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (August 6, 2024). "Dalton Rushing, Alex Freeland & a busy day of Dodgers minor league transactions". SB Nation. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ↑ Harris, Jack (July 29, 2025). "With Dodgers battling more injuries, prospect Alex Freeland called up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Reds 5 Dodgers 2 July 30 2025 box score". mlb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ↑ Adams, Lindsay (August 22, 2025). "Alex Freeland crushes his first big league home run!". SB Nation. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Alex Freeland Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Dodgers' Alex Freeland: Returning to Triple-A". CBS Sports. September 4, 2025. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ Lee, Maddie (March 27, 2026). "Alex Freeland shows why he made Dodgers' roster in victory over Diamondbacks". LA Times. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ Buchanan, Zach (June 9, 2023). "Dodgers' Alex Freeland was born with a clubfoot. Now he's a shortstop prospect". The Athletic. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)