Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Gets His 2,000th Hit With a Double in Loss to Astros

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates after Will Smith (16) hit a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Los Angeles, on June 25, 2023. Ashley Landis/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman got his 2,000th hit, reaching the milestone with a double in the eighth inning of a 6–5 loss to the Houston Astros in 11 innings Sunday night, June 25.

Freeman’s sharp line drive to right field was his second double of the game and drove in Mookie Betts, making him the 295th player in major league history to reach the mark.