The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Freddie Freeman off the injured list after he missed nine games with a right ankle injury that resulted from slipping in the shower at home.

Freddie Freeman is reportedly expected to return to the lineup for the Dodgers' game against the Cubs on Friday night.

The first baseman, notoriously stubborn about sitting out, reluctantly agreed to take nine games off after aggravating his surgically repaired ankle and says it’s a decision he is “very thankful