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Nothing But Smiles For Tyler Freeman In Guardians And MLB Debut Tyler Freeman recorded his first Major League hit in Guardians debut.

AUGUST 4, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

WATCH: Tyler Freeman Gets First Major League Hit In Guardians Debut Tyler Freeman got his first hit as a Guardian in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Guardians promote Tyler Freeman, option Ernie Clement to Triple-A Freeman, Cleveland's No. 6 prospect, will make his major league debut against Arizona on Tuesday.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Promotion official The Guardians recalled Freeman from Triple-A Columbus ahead of Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks. He'll start at third base and bat seventh in his MLB debut.

Impact Cleveland optioned Ernie Clement to Columbus in a corresponding move, and Freeman is expected to take over Clement's role as the Guardians' top utility infielder. In Wednesday's series finale, Jose Ramirez is getting a day out of the field and handling the designated-hitter role, and he could find himself in a non-defensive role more frequently in the wake of Franmil Reyes being optioned to Triple-A on Tuesday. If that ends up being the case, Freeman could have a path to play regularly at the hot corner, but the 23-year-old will have to perform well to ensure he sticks in the everyday lineup. Over 343 plate appearances at Triple-A this season, Freeman turned in a .279/.371/.364 slash line with six home runs and six stolen bases.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Headed to majors The Guardians plan to call up Freeman from Triple-A Columbus prior to Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact Cleveland isn't be known to be dealing with any injuries to its infielders, so Freeman's promotion may just be a matter of the organization rewarding him for his hot hitting at Columbus of late. Though he owns a .735 OPS for the season at Triple-A, Freeman recorded hits in all but one of his last 15 starts while slashing .400/.478/.500 with two home runs, three stolen bases and a 6:5 BB:K over that stretch. Freeman, who has picked up starts at second base, third base and shortstop at Triple-A this season, could unseat Ernie Clement as Cleveland's top utility infielder.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ugly results in Triple-A Freeman is hitting just .220/.333/.319 with three homers, two steals and a 10:18 BB:K through 35 games for Triple-A Columbus.

Impact While no one expected Freeman to muscle up and start hitting homers in bunches, he's been utterly punchless this season. It's been particularly bad over his last 16 games, in which Freeman has managed a brutal .175/.307/.270 line with a couple home runs and no other extra-base hits. Generally considered something of a doubles machine, the 23-year-old hasn't hit a two-bagger since way back on May 19. The only positives to take away from this season so far are that Freeman has kept his strikeout rate low and that his BABIP is an unlucky .233. If he can get back to what made him successful in the lower levels of the minors, Freeman could grow into a contact-heavy starter at second base, but this season has mostly been a step backward so far.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Set to join Triple-A club Freeman (shoulder) will report to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday and is expected to be activated from the 7-day injured list in advance of the affiliate's game against Louisville,...

Impact Freeman looks ready to make his Triple-A debut and his first minor-league appearance since July 25 of last season after a nine-month recovery from a left shoulder injury that ultimately required surgery. The Guardians could initially look to manage Freeman's workload coming off the injury by deploying him as a designated hitter, but he's expected to eventually settle into an everyday role at shortstop, third base or second base. If Freeman is able to rediscover his pre-injury form and pick up where he left off at Akron -- he posted an .842 OPS in 180 plate appearances in 2021 -- he could be in store for his first big-league call-up at some point in the second half of the season.

APRIL 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Resumes full workouts Freeman (shoulder) has begun participating in full team workouts at extending spring training in Arizona, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Impact Freeman remains on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Columbus while he continues to ramp up from the shoulder surgery he required last summer. He's likely at least a couple weeks away from debuting with the Triple-A club.

APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Opens season on IL Triple-A Columbus placed Freeman (shoulder) on its 7-day injured list April 5.

Impact The 22-year-old is apparently still in need of further time to complete his rehab program for the surgery he required last August to address a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Prior to his 2021 season being cut short by the shoulder injury, Freeman slashed .323/.372/.470 across 180 plate appearances at Double-A Akron.

APRIL 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Will begin hitting soon Freeman (shoulder) is set to resume hitting within the next week, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Freeman is recovering from surgery to fix a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He has not been cleared to play games yet, but it seems he shouldn't miss too much of the minor-league season. He's expected to see most of his time at Triple-A Columbus this year after hitting .323/.372/.470 across 180 plate appearances with Double-A Akron in 2021.

MARCH 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Five Guardians make Baseball America's top 100 prospect list for 2022 Infielder Tyler Freeman is the top ranked Guardians' player on Baseball America's annual prospect list.

JANUARY 21, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Added to 40-man roster Freeman (shoulder) was added to Cleveland's 40-man roster Friday.

Impact This move was a given, even though Freeman's 2021 season didn't go as planned. He performed up to his usual standards (.323/.372/.470), but was limited to 41 games at Double-A when a shoulder injury ended his season. He is recovering from left labrum surgery and should spend the bulk of the 2022 season at Triple-A.

NOVEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE