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

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

After missing nine games due to an ankle injury, Los Angeles Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman was activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday and in the lineup for the series opener against the visiting Chicago Cubs.