Dodgers star Freddie Freeman takes scary tumble down dugout steps trying to catch pop fly

Los Angeles Dodgers prima Freddie Freeman suffered a superior scare successful Wednesday night’s crippled against the Kansas City Royals.

Freeman was gathering himself underneath a popular alert successful the apical of the eighth inning and appeared to suffer way of wherever helium was successful foul territory. As helium tried to marque the catch, helium recovered himself tumbling down the Royals’ dugout steps successful a scary fall.

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Los Angeles Dodgers archetypal baseman Freddie Freeman falls into the dugout portion chasing a foul shot during the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles, Calif., connected Aug. 12, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)

Freeman’s Dodgers teammates, Royals players and trainers rushed implicit to him to marque definite helium was OK. He received a lasting ovation arsenic helium walked backmost up the steps and onto the field. He aboriginal near the crippled arsenic the Dodgers wrapped up a 4-2 victory.

"I didn't deed my head, truthful that was the cardinal portion there," Freeman told reporters aft the game. "I americium sore. Kneecaps are sore. Shoulder is sore. Hand sore. Wrist sore. I mean, I fell. (But) I'm successful bully spirits."

He said helium mistracked wherever the dugout railing was erstwhile helium was trying to drawback Isaac Collins’ pop-up.

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Los Angeles Dodgers archetypal baseman Freddie Freeman walks backmost onto the tract accompanied by manager Dave Roberts and trainer Greg Barajas aft helium fell into the dugout portion trying to drawback a foul shot deed by Kansas City Royals' Isaac Collins during the eighth inning of a shot crippled Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

"I went to lean, similar I was going to thin against the obstruction to drawback the shot — and evidently determination was nary rail," helium added.

The Dodgers person an important four-game bid coming up against the National League’s champion Milwaukee Brewers.

"I deliberation that we truly dodged a bullet," Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said. "Very scary visually. For close now, he's successful bully spirits, which I deliberation is simply a bully sign. Just benignant of full assemblage soreness."

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman leaves the crippled aft falling into the visitors dugout portion trying to drawback a foul shot deed by Kansas City Royals' Isaac Collins successful the eighth inning, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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The Dodgers improved to 73-48 and ain an 8.5-game pb connected the San Diego Padres successful the NL West.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.