The Milwaukee Brewers are chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in the National League. They will continue their pursuit when they start a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. As the regular season winds down, though, the baseball world has taken some time to focus on the family of former Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, who now plays for the Dodgers.
Two weeks ago, Freeman’s three-year old son, Max, experienced a medical emergency in which he experienced full-body paralysis. Max was diagnosed with a rare condition called Gullain-Barre syndrome. This is a condition where the body’s immune system attacks its nerves.
Max Freeman had to put on a ventilator to save his life. Thankfully, he was recently able to breathe on his own, taken off the ventilator, and has begun physical therapy. Doctors say he will make a full recovery.
Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman Freddie Freeman Received a Message from Milwaukee Brewers Manager Pat Murphy
On Monday, Freeman gave an emotional interview about everything that his family has been through over the past two weeks. Most of all, he expressed gratitude that his son is going to be okay and that he has received a wave of support from people all over baseball.
He did, however, want to give a special shoutout to one man in particular: Brewers manager Pat Murphy.
Really special👇#Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman says Pat Murphy and the Brewers staff sent him and his family a video with well wishes while his son was in the hospital. pic.twitter.com/aHjO14KoxC
— Hunter Baumgardt (@hunterbonair) August 6, 2024
“Everyone associated with the Dodgers has been incredible. And then, I want to give a shoutout to Pat Murphy and his staff. They actually sent a whole video to us and my family about how they were praying for us and wishing us well.”
Of his son’s ordeal, Freeman said:
“No one deserves this, anybody who goes through this. It’s not just my family. We were going every night, and every room is filled in the [pediatric ICU]. And that is heartbreaking. So many families are going through things like this. We’re one of the lucky ones that got Guillain-Barré that he might have a full recovery. There are kids out there who are fighting for their lives right now. It just puts everything in perspective.
“I know Dodger fans don’t like this, but I would gladly strike out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the World Series 300 million times in a row than see that again. But he’s on his way. He’s on his way. It’s going to be a long road.”
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