Dodgers' Freddie Freeman records 2,000th career hit with double in loss to Astros

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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,

With a sizable family contingent in attendance, 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.

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Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his 2000th hit, a double to score Mookie Betts #50 to trail 4-2 to the Houston Astros, during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)

"It’s special," Freeman said. "I seem to get these milestones in losses. … But, no, just seeing how happy my dad, my stepmom, my wife, my kids were for me, it just makes it special. And obviously the fans have embraced my family and I since the day we got here, so they made another special memory for the Freeman family again. Dodger fans usually never disappoint, so another special day. One I’ll never forget. Took long enough, but I’m glad it happened at home."

Freeman picked up his 300th home run earlier this season in a 16-8 loss at St. Louis on May 18th. Combining the two feats, he is the 98th player with 2,000 hits and 300 homers.

"There’s what, 16,000, 17,000 people to play this game, and to be under 100 (to do something), it’s hard for me to be able to put it into words," he said. "But when you do stuff like this, it’s just all the hard work that I think about with my dad back in the day, all the batting practice