Freddie Freeman gave Dodger Stadium a scare Wednesday night when he tumbled into the visitors' dugout while chasing a foul popup.
The Dodgers' first baseman was tracking Isaac Collins' popup in the top of the eighth inning, but the ball drifted further into foul territory.
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Freeman had a bead on the ball, but the dugout was closer than he estimated, and there was no railing to stop him.
He disappeared down the dugout steps, falling hard onto the floor below.
Trainers from both teams sprinted over, and Royals players jumped in to help.
Freeman stayed down for several tense moments before slowly getting to his feet and making his way back to first base to finish the inning.
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The crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief as he remained in the game.
But when it came time for him to hit in the bottom of the eighth, manager Dave Roberts wasn't taking any chances, pinch-hitting for his banged-up slugger.
Postgame, Freeman sounded like he was hurting but also feeling fortunate.
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"Kneecaps are sore, shoulder is sore, hand is sore, wrist is sore," Freddie told reporters. "I mean, I fell, but I'm in good spirits.
I've already cold tubbed."
Thankfully, Freeman said he didn't hit his head, calling it a bullet dodged.
The Dodgers say the 10x All-Star is day-to-day with his injuries and could play as soon as Thursday evening.
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Until then, lots of ice for Freddie.
