Dodgers May Talk Contract Extension With Freeman
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Freddie Freeman plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He is 37 years old. He wants to play until he is 40.
U.S. media say the Dodgers may talk about a new contract with him. This could happen this offseason.
A new contract means Freeman plays for the Dodgers for more years.
Some people do not like this idea. They say the team should not think about old success.
They say 'past glory' is not a good reason for a new deal.
The Dodgers have not said anything yet. We do not know what will happen next.
Many fans want to know if Freeman will stay with the team.
Vocabulary15 words
- contract
- a paper that says a player will work for a team
- offseason
- the time of year when a sport does not play games
- extension
- making something longer in time
- glory
- great success in the past
- first baseman
- a baseball player who stands near first base
- report
- news information from reporters
- oppose
- to be against something
- star
- a very famous and good player
- team
- a group of players who play together
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- career
- all the years a person works in a job
- retire
- to stop working or playing
- media
- TV, newspapers, and websites that give news
- success
- doing very well
- future
- the time that has not happened yet
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1. 37 2. 40 3. False
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Freddie Freeman plays for the Los Angeles _____.
He is _____ years old. He wants to play until he is _____.
U.S. media say the Dodgers may talk about a new _____ with him.
This could happen this _____.
A new contract means Freeman plays for the Dodgers for more _____.
Some people do not like this _____.
They say the team should not think about old _____.
They say 'past glory' is not a good reason for a new _____.
The Dodgers have not said _____ yet.
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