Dodgers' Freeman Hurt After Falling Into Dugout
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Freddie Freeman plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He ran to catch a foul ball. He fell into the dugout.
Freeman left the game early. He did not finish playing.
Manager Dave Roberts talked about Freeman. He said, "Freeman has pain all over his body."
Roberts said the team will watch Freeman. They will see how he feels tomorrow.
Teammate Mookie Betts saw the fall. Betts said it was a scary moment.
Betts said he thinks Freeman will be okay.
American news channels also talked about the fall. They said it was a very scary play.
Vocabulary15 words
- Dodgers
- a baseball team from Los Angeles
- foul ball
- a ball hit outside the playing area
- dugout
- a low place where players sit near the field
- Betts
- a baseball player on the Dodgers team
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- scary
- making you feel afraid
- injury
- hurt or damage to the body
- pain
- feeling hurt in the body
- teammate
- a person who plays on your team
- early
- before the usual or expected time
- chase
- to run after something
- finish
- to end or complete something
- status
- the condition of someone right now
- news channel
- a place that shares news on TV
- okay
- fine; not badly hurt
Quiz
Answer key
1. Chasing a foul ball 2. He has pain all over his body 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Freddie Freeman plays for the Los Angeles _____.
He ran to catch a _____ ball. He fell into the _____.
Freeman left the game _____. He did not finish playing.
Manager Dave Roberts talked about Freeman. He said, "Freeman has _____ all over his body."
Roberts said the team will watch Freeman. They will see how he feels _____.
Teammate Mookie _____ saw the fall. Betts said it was a scary moment.
Betts said he thinks Freeman will be _____.
American news channels also talked about the fall. They said it was a very _____ play.