The Latest Breaking News from Freddie Freeman

LOS ANGELES — Joe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. Then again, for all the romance that surrounds the sport, baseball is a consumer product too.

PHOENIX — If not for the lockout, the Los Angeles Dodgers would have been at Chavez Ravine on Thursday, opening the regular season against the Colorado Rockies.

PHOENIX — All winter long, Freddie Freeman’s family could sense the turmoil within him. The All-Star first baseman had just reached the pinnacle of his career, winning a World Series with an Atlanta Braves franchise that had drafted him, developed him and nurtured his rise as one of baseball’s biggest…

PHOENIX — This wasn’t an introduction as much as it was a celebration.

PHOENIX — For most of his first day as a Dodger, a smile was planted on Freddie Freeman's face.

In his introductory press conference with the Dodgers, the former Atlanta first baseman described the lack of communication during free agency.

The Yankees are going to make another move, right? They entered this offseason with holes at first base, shortstop and center field. There were superstars available at both first base and shortstop, but New York didn’t sign any of them. It’s becoming clearer and clearer with each year that Hal…

PHOENIX — Well before the signing was official, Dodgers players couldn't help but be mesmerized by the possibility.

I stopped rooting for the Reds – Maysville, Ky., is just up the mighty Ohio from Cincinnati – because they made one of the great trades in baseball history. I didn’t care that they landed Joe Morgan, who would win consecutive MVPs. All that mattered to me was that they…