Freddie Freeman cries uncontrollably in ESPN interview about saving his father as a child

Freddie Freeman was an unstoppable force in the World Series and a hero for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Yankees.

Who knows how the 35-year-old thug's life would have changed if he hadn't played the hero as a child and saved his father's life at the age of 12, whose mother had already died of cancer by then.

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Freeman was the heavy favorite to win World Series MVP after hitting a home run in every game of the Fall Classic so far (including Game 4 tonight, having already set a new Guinness World Record). changed forever.

“I just sit in there [hospital] Zimmer,” the Dodgers first baseman told ESPN’s “E:60.” “The doctor comes into the room and I am with my father. And he says, “Mr. Freeman, you're lucky you got into the hospital this evening.” If you hadn't come in and fallen asleep, you most likely would have died in your sleep.

Fred Freeman, Freddie's father, said matter-of-factly, “Freddie actually saved my life that night.” Freeman's father had heart failure, so getting his father to the hospital was literally life-saving for Freddie.

“I was so close to being parentless at 12 years old,” Freeman concluded.

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Freeman has handled life's adversities as smoothly as his swing. He and his wife Chelsea had a big scare this season in late July when their youngest son, Max, 3, was hospitalized during the season. It was a nightmarish ordeal and he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder. Ms Freeman gave a heartwarming update earlier this month that Max was able to walk into her arms for the first time since the diagnosis.

No wonder Freeman stays so cool under pressure.

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