Freddie Freeman

Freddie Freeman: Biography in Details

Who is Freddie Freeman?

Freddie Freeman is a Canadian-American professional baseball first baseball for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).

In the year 2007, he was drafted by the Braves organization and he has been with them since then. Similarly, he made his MLB debut in 2010 and is a three-time MLB All-Star.

Who are the parents of Freddie Freeman?

He was born on 12th September 1989 in Fountain Valley, California. He is the son of Fred Freeman and Rosemary Freeman.

Similarly, his parents are from Ontario, Canada. He has two brothers Andrew Freeman and Phillip Freeman.

Likewise, he holds American and Canadian nationality and his ethnicity is English and Scottish.

Education, School/College University

Talking about his education, he attended El Modena High School in Orange, California.

Freddie Freeman: Professional Life, and Career

The Atlanta Braves selected him in the second round with the 78th overall selection for the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.

Similarly, he was the Brave’s fifth-best prospect heading into the 2009 season and the 11th-best prospect overall in their mid-season top 25.

Similarly, he was called up to the Braves on September 1, 2010, as part of the team’s September call-ups and made his major league debut that same day.

Later, on September 5, 2010, he got his first career hit off of Florida Marlins pitcher Clay Hensley, and on September 21, 2010, he hit his first home run off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay. He began the 2011 season as the starting first baseman for the Braves.

In the year 2012, he had an NL-leading nine sacrifice flies along with batting .259 with 33 doubles, 23 home runs, and 94 RBI in 147 games played.

In the year 2013, he was selected as a finalist for the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Final Vote, where he won with a record-setting total of 19.7 million fan votes, but was unable to play because of a thumb injury suffered three days prior to the game.

Likewise, in 2016, he played 158 games with a .302 batting average, 43 doubles, 34 home runs, and 91 RBI. Also, he represented Canada at the 2017 World Baseball Classic something he had always wanted to do.

Awards, Nominations

He has won many awards. He has won The International League Rookie of the Year in 2010, the Rookie of the Month Award in 2011, and the Player of the Week Award in 2012. Similarly, he won the Player of the Month Award in 2016.

Likewise, he won the Golden Glove Award and First Basemen Award in the year 2018. He received the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2018.

How much is the net worth of Freddie Freeman?

His first contract with the Atlanta Braves was worth $409,500.

In the year 2014, he signed an 8-year contract extension worth $135 million with the Braves including a signing bonus of $2,875,000 and an average salary of $16,875,000.

Similarly, the breakdown showed that he earned $5.125 million in the 2014 season when he signed the deal and a higher stake of $8.5 million in the year 2015.

By the year 2016, he went a lot higher as he continued to impress, earning $12 million for his excellence.

Likewise, he earned $20.5 million in 2017, $21 million in 2018, the same for 2019, and $22 million in both 2020 and 2021. He has a house in Roswell, Georgia(GA), the US which he bought for $9 million in 2016. Further, his net worth is $40 million as of 2023, and he earns an average of $16 million dollars yearly.

Rumors and Controversy

There are no big rumors and controversies about Freddie Freeman.

He is successful in maintaining his life away from rumors.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Freddie has a height of 6 feet 4 inches and his weight is 103 kg. Similarly, his hair color is blonde and he has blue color eyes.

Social Media

He is active on social media.

He has around 262k followers on Twitter and 120k followers on Facebook.

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