Fans welcome Freddie Freeman in Dodgers win over Reds

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Freddie Freeman stood on second base, removed his helmet, patted his heart with it and nodded his head in appreciation.

The crowd of 52,995 was chanting "Freddie! Freddie!" for, of all things, a ground-rule double by the newest Dodger.

"I usually don't get that at Dodger Stadium," a smiling Freeman said.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, "First time I've seen something like that."

Freeman scored the go-ahead run on Trea Turner's single and Will Smith added a three-run homer in the eighth inning, rallying Los Angeles past the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 on Thursday in just the second night home opener in Dodger Stadium history.

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Justin Turner (10) high-fives Freddie Freeman (5) after Freeman scored off of a single hit by Trea Turner during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Freeman's family, including his father and grandfather, cheered in a suite for the slugger who returned home to Southern California in March when he signed with the Dodgers after spending his entire career in Atlanta.

"It was a nice welcome home for Freddie. That was their way of putting their arms around him," Roberts said. "You could tell he was getting emotional. He kind of wears his emotions on his sleeve and I think our fans appreciate that."

Freeman certainly wasn't getting any affection in LA last season. He and the Braves beat the Dodgers 4-2 in the NL Championship Series and Atlanta went on to win the World Series.

But now he's part of the home team.

Freeman's hit to deep left-center off