Dylan Hernandez: Freddie Freeman feels more settled. What that could mean for the Dodgers in 2023
PHOENIX — He sneaked up behind Mookie Betts and lifted him into the air. He bear hugged Gavin Lux. He exchanged smiles with Max Muncy.
Instead of nervously taking in a strange new environment, Freddie Freeman was catching up with friends.
“It’s nice knowing everybody now,” Freeman said of reporting to spring training this year compared to last year.
Freeman values comfort, which is why the All-Star first baseman is taking additional measures to feel more at home in his second season with the Dodgers.
He’s looking for a home closer to Dodger Stadium to reduce his 90-minute commute from Orange County.
And last week, he spent close to an hour on a golf cart parked by the Dodgers’ administrative offices at Camelback Ranch explaining how he
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