Speaker 1: We're joined right now by a guy you might see
Speaker 1: towards the end of the game. He is one of
Speaker 1: the young emerging infielders in the Dodger organization. We have
Speaker 1: heard about, but now we see him in the living flesh,
Speaker 1: and I just got to tell you, La, I like
Speaker 1: him even more in person. That is the one and
Speaker 1: only Alex Freeland. Thanks a lot for the time, Thank you,
Speaker 1: thank you for having me on. I should have known
Speaker 1: you were a great guy when I saw that stash
Speaker 1: so perfect. I mean, how long have you had that stash?
Speaker 1: You and Gothier are competing for the best stash in
Speaker 1: camp so far.
Speaker 2: Let's get one thing straight. Gotthier copied me. Gotthier looks
Speaker 2: like me. I don't look like Gothier. Got there looks
Speaker 2: like me. But I've been rocking this stash for a
Speaker 2: good three years, four years a while. I know it's
Speaker 2: not impressive, but it gets the job done.
Speaker 1: Oh it does. It gives you an edge on the field,
Speaker 1: but then some classiness off the field.
Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, the girl likes it, so I gotta keep it.
Speaker 1: Oh, now we know the reason why you gotta keep it.
Speaker 1: Your girlfriend likes it.
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, she likes it, she said, I can't
Speaker 3: shave you it.
Speaker 1: The only guy that matters, the only opinion that matters though,
Speaker 1: in this clubhouse is your buddy Gavin Stone's right. What's
Speaker 1: his review on the stash?
Speaker 3: Let's ask him. Hey, Gav, come here, we got a
Speaker 3: question for you.
Speaker 1: So the stash right here, Gavin Stone takes a lot
Speaker 1: of courage to rock and keep it the way he
Speaker 1: keeps it. What's the review on Alex Freeland's stash?
Speaker 2: I mean, it's just a typical stash, like whatever, you
Speaker 2: ten out of ten?
Speaker 1: You said, it's point nine. All right, we'll take it.
Speaker 1: You gotta take that from him, right, I'll take it.
Speaker 3: I'll take it, Alex.
Speaker 1: So when you're in this part of the clubhouse, it
Speaker 1: seems like the camaraderie you have with the guys you're
Speaker 1: coming up, you guys are built a really tight bond.
Speaker 1: It seems like more than others.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean just because like we all came up together,
Speaker 2: we came through the system together.
Speaker 3: I mean we played the most with each other.
Speaker 2: So like Gator, Cody Wardo, Fettie Okey, those guys rush
Speaker 2: Like we all just came up together. So we played
Speaker 2: together the most. So I think we're just easily comfortable
Speaker 2: with each other.
Speaker 1: When you look at the other end of the club,
Speaker 1: you see guys like Key k Hernandez Chris Taylor. Are
Speaker 1: you aware that that's the type of player the Dodgers
Speaker 1: are looking for, a versatile player that can play multiple positions.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm aware of it.
Speaker 2: I mean, for me, like, I've only played short like
Speaker 2: my whole entire career, but I'm more than happy to
Speaker 2: go play another position a very good lineup, So I
Speaker 2: have no issues going to second, third.
Speaker 3: Right field, left bench, right bench, center bench as long
Speaker 3: as I'm on the team.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, guys that play shortstop, they have a
Speaker 1: badge of honor that they never want to move off
Speaker 1: that position. Do you feel the same way.
Speaker 3: No, I definitely feel the same way.
Speaker 2: But who's gonna tell Mookie Bets to move out of short?
Speaker 3: But again, like I said, I'll play anywhere.
Speaker 1: What's it like being in big league camp with not
Speaker 1: just veterans but established all stars.
Speaker 3: No, it's pretty cool.
Speaker 2: It's just like a good overall experience, just to like
Speaker 2: be around them, see how they hold themselves accountable and
Speaker 2: how they go about their business. So it's like you
Speaker 2: kind of get to feel like how you're supposed to
Speaker 2: do your thing, and like if you want to be
Speaker 2: an I started like looking at him, a look at
Speaker 2: an All Star and how he handles himself, so you're.
Speaker 3: Like you get a feel of like how you should
Speaker 3: carry yourself.
Speaker 1: So it's good a lot of you guys are getting
Speaker 1: opportunities in the games.
Speaker 3: Yeah it is.
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm sure some of these guys are pretty
Speaker 2: nervous coming in for the first time, but like yesterday
Speaker 2: was my first time being a game, and I just
Speaker 2: I was just gonna play freely and just have fun.
Speaker 2: So I mean, I think that's the best way to
Speaker 2: impress Doc or any one of these guys.
Speaker 3: Just go out and play freely.
Speaker 1: So when you were growing up, what made you choose
Speaker 1: shortstop or did short stop choose you?
Speaker 2: I think I've only and always played short I never
Speaker 2: tried to catch.
Speaker 3: I mean I pitched.
Speaker 2: I feel like every kid pitched like growing up, but
Speaker 2: like I always felt like shortstop was like the captain,
Speaker 2: and like I grew up watching Derek Jeter a lot
Speaker 2: and Chipper Jones as well, So like I figured I'd
Speaker 2: just stay on the left side of the infield and
Speaker 2: stick with that.
Speaker 1: You got a lot of Chipper Jones swagging you.
Speaker 3: I wish, I wish that'd be cool though.
Speaker 1: Alex Friedland is our guest. Also, so you're a unique
Speaker 1: player because you are very open about the fact that
Speaker 1: you have a club foot, but you find a way
Speaker 1: to perform at a high level. How did you adjust
Speaker 1: with that?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, it's something that I've had since birth.
Speaker 2: I'm very open about it, Like I'm more than happy
Speaker 2: to share about it with the guys that come up
Speaker 2: and ask. But it's something that I've had my whole
Speaker 2: entire life. So it's not like an adjusting to anything.
Speaker 2: When when I didn't have it, like have like a
Speaker 2: normal foot to begin with, So I didn't really adjust,
Speaker 2: like I just learned how to use it for what
Speaker 2: it is. But I've been given this god given ability
Speaker 2: to play baseball, So thanks to the man upstairs.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, Alex, it's incredible to just everyday life
Speaker 1: to go through that, but to play in professional baseball.
Speaker 1: That says a lot about who you are.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I'm gonna go out there and give
Speaker 2: it my all. I mean, it is what it is.
Speaker 2: I'm not gonna say feel bad for me. Because I'm
Speaker 2: different or I'm not gonna look for handouts. I'm I'm
Speaker 2: a normal person. I'm a normal guy. Treat me like
Speaker 2: one of the other guys. So you're pretty fast too,
Speaker 2: kind of kind of.
Speaker 1: It's great to introduce you to La because all we
Speaker 1: see is the Internet and what people say about you,
Speaker 1: So in person, in living color, Alex Freeland's even better.
Speaker 3: Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1: I appreciate it. There he is the man with the
Speaker 1: great stash and the great game, Alex Freeland, right next
Speaker 1: to the floppy hair of Nick frosso ling Weeni