Los Angeles Dodgers legend Freddie Freeman sets sights on 3,000 hits, hints at retirement plans

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Freddie Freeman gave his honest take on reaching 3000 career hits and even spoke how many years he has left in the Major League Baseball. The 35-year-old is known for his hitting abilities and has accumulated 2279 career hits so far in his career.

What did Freddie Freeman say about reaching 3000 career hits and retirement plans?

Freeman even acknowledged that he has still five years of action left in him and reaching the 3000 career mark would be something that means a lot to him. Freddie started his MLB career back in 2010 with Atlanta Braves and soon established as an elite hitter. Since then, he has made eight All-Star appearances.

He won his first World Series with the Braves and his second title with Los Angeles Dodgers. Not just this, he was even named as the MVP of the series while playing for the Dodgers. Despite his several injuries throughout his career, Freeman has managed to come back on a strong note.

While an interview with Chris Rose which was posted on Thursday, Freeman was asked how would he feel reaching 3000 career hits mark and he replied,

Kind of important. If you would've asked me ten years ago, I probably would have given you a different answer. But as I've been playing a long time and we're getting you know, 700-ish away, it is kind of cool to think about but I'm obviously going to need health and to keep playing well.

Because we lost 100 games with COVID, I've been on the IL a couple of times. So there's been some things that deter that but in my head I maybe have like 5 years left. So if you can just average 150, I might make it, which is kind of crazy to say. But hopefully, health stays on my side and hand-eye coordination stays on my side for a few more years.

Freddie Freeman has a current average of .300, which is quite astonishing considering the fact that he has been playing in the top level for more than 15 years. He even mentioned that the average is important to him because he is that kind of a hitter and a lifetime .300 average speaks a lot about the player.

Freddie Freeman reveals how his World Series walk-off helped a father

Freddie Freeman has already made a name for himself as a Dodgers legend when he blasted a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series last year. But, now he has revealed how the hit helped a father quit his drinking habit.

A guy told a story about how he was in right field with his two boys and he used to drink when he came to the games, and he drank a lot. And for that day, he didn't drink because he wanted to be more present with his kids at the game. He said the ball flew over his head and he hasn't drank since.

Freeman is a household name and a fan favorite but, it would be interesting to see how he fairs in the latter stages of his career and how long he keeps on playing in the MLB.