Freddie Freeman is having a Hall of Fame career. He’s an MVP, a perennial MVP candidate, a nine-time All-Star, a three-time World Series winner, and baseball’s active RBI leader at 1,322, tying him at 102nd on the all-time RBI leaderboard with Hall of Famer Roger Connor. If he keeps up his annual average, he’ll have 1,487 by the time his Dodgers contract is up after 2027. That would put him between two more Hall of Famers: Dave Parker and Billy Williams.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers love Freeman. He didn’t need the instantly iconic grand slam in Game 1<\/a> of the 2024 World Series to cement him as a Dodgers legend, even though it sure did help. Andrew Friedman has already alluded to him planning to take on a role in LA’s front office after he retires<\/a>.<\/p>\n But when will he retire? One would think that the end of his current contract would give him an easy out. He’ll be 38 in September 2027, and he’s already slowing down. The Dodgers have suggested they’re planning on giving him planned days off in 2026.<\/p>\n But Freeman announced his intentions in the most public venue possible \u2014 DodgerFest \u2014 telling fans that he’d like to go out after around 20 years in the game<\/a>. That means tacking on two more seasons when his current contract expires.<\/p>\n Freddie Freeman wants to play for four more years, but should the Dodgers keep him that long?<\/p>\n