Freddie Freeman discloses why Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz are his oldest son's favorite MLB players

A nine-time All-Star and three-time World Series winner, LA Dodgers superstar Freddie Freeman is one of the most popular players in all of baseball.

Perhaps surprisingly, however, the likes of Bobby Witt Jr. and Elly De La Cruz are the first names on the list when Freddie's firstborn, Charlie, picks his favorite major league stars.

Freeman explained why, during Tuesday's episode of "The 6-1-1 Podcast." He also offered an interesting insight into Charlie's surprising baseball knowledge.

"Charlie loves (players) like Elly De La Cruz. Guys that can do all the tools, you know, young, exciting players. Bobby Witt Jr. (too)," Freeman said (Timestamp: 22:31). "Charlie loves those guys. But Charlie knows everybody. You know the game called MLB pickle? It's on the MLB app. You gotta guess the player by certain clues. We always start with me, and then it'll say if it's in the NL East or AL Central, and you gotta guess. It's amazing, Charlie getting guys that (you'd never expect). "He just loves the game of baseball. It's interesting, it (his favorite players) changes every year, but I would say the excting, five-tool players, is what the younger generation kinda grow toward. Seeing Elly hit a ball 500 feet, throw it 100 miles an hour, stealing home, doing all kinds of crazy things, that's what the younger generation kind of goes (for), not the 36-year-old first baseman that lumbers around the bases, you know."

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Freddie Freeman and the LA Dodgers will set out to accomplish a historic three-peat in 2026

Freddie Freeman has enjoyed plenty of success since signing with the LA Dodgers in 2022. After winning the World Series in 2024, Freeman and company repeated the trick in 2025, getting the better of the Toronto Blue Jays in a nailbiting Fall Classic clash.

Heading into 2026, Freddie Freeman will be looking to help his team win it all for a third consecutive season.

Freddie Freeman celebrates winning the World Series in 2025 - Source: Getty

If Freeman and the Dodgers succeed, they will enter an exlusive club. Only two franchises in MLB history have won three championships in a row, the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees.

Edited by Raghav Mehta