[fidelis]

The Dodgers are bloated with talented players. They won’t miss him for three days.

[mbrfl]

This whole paternity list BS is ridiculous. These players get paid enough that they should be expected to show up and play. It’s one thing to miss games for a family emergency (i.e. family member is sick, or a death in the family) but taking time off so you can be there during the delivery? Or needing a week off so you can bond with your newborn? Give me a break! You’ll have plenty of time to bond. Talk about soft!

The team I follow, the Marlins, just had a player miss a week because of paternity leave - pitcher Pete Fairbanks - and it likely cost the team one game, maybe two. He pitched the day before he was scheduled to leave and his head clearly wasn’t in the game. The Marlins ended up losing. And his first game back, his rhythm was off from being off for a week, and they ended up losing that game as well. What a loser. If I were a manager I’d trade any player who asked for paternity leave - on the spot. The great players of the past would have scoffed at the concept of paternity leave.

[Olog-hai]

What happened to his superhero career?

[PGalt]

Congratulations Freddy & Chelsea. Family. Backbone of civilization BUMP!

[Dr. Sivana]

Dodgers place Freddie Freeman on paternity list, activate Ryan Ward

When I saw the headline, I thought some floozie was accusing Freddie Freeman of siring her child, and the league had some reason to make note of it (it wouldn't be the weirdest thing MLB has done).

I used to be a Dodger fan, and I did mourn the loss of the great Davey Lopes this week. But to me Freddy Freeman will ALWAYS be (note screen name) . . .

[jacknhoo]

“By going on the paternity list, he can miss up to three days to be with his family.”

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Well, obviously they are not nearly woke enough. My employer offers up to 12 weeks paternity leave, and has Drag Queen Bingo onsite during working hours where they import a Drag Queen from Atlanta to host the festivities.

[montag813]

Freddie is one of the nicest guys in sports. And a true Christian man, one of several on the Dodgers.

[DAC21]

Freddy’s replacement had two home runs last night. Wally Pipp anyone LOL. Dalton Rushing is the back up Catcher, I had no idea he could play 1st. base.

Interesting that Wally Pipp is a footnote to the start of Lou Gehrig career but he was a very good player in his own right. He just didn’t have Gehrgs power, but his early years were in the dead ball era. He actually was the home run leader in the AL in 1916 and 1917 with 12 and 9 dingers LOL. He had a .281 lifetime average and over 1,000 RBI’s