Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, an American-Canadian citizen, makes MLB history

Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers reached 200 hits for the first time in his career with a single in the first inning of Friday night's 5-1 loss to the visiting San Francisco Giants.

The seven-time all-star and American-Canadian citizen singled to right field off San Francisco's Sean Manaea. Freeman was greeted with chants of "Freddie! Freddie!" as he stood on first base. He saluted the crowd by removing his helmet.

The last Dodgers player with 200 hits in a season was Adrian Beltre in 2004, and their last first baseman to do it was Steve Garvey in 1980.

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"I've always had sights set on it," Freeman told reporters. "Two hundred just means that you're in there a lot, you're healthy, you're playing every day, and you had a pretty good year. So, 200 is definitely pretty cool."

The 34-year-old had 199 hits last season and 191 in 2018.

One of a kind.<br><br>Freddie Freeman is the first 1st baseman in AL/NL history to collect 200 hits, 20 homers, and 20 steals in one season.