David Freese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American professional baseball player
Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1983
Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
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About David Freese
- David Richard Freese (born April 28, 1983) is an American former professional baseball corner infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB).
- He began his MLB career with the St.
- Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 postseason, batting .545 with 12 hits in the 2011 National League Championship Series (NLCS).
- He also set an MLB postseason record of 21 runs batted in (RBIs), earning the NLCS MVP Award and World Series MVP Award.
- In addition, Freese won the Babe Ruth Award, naming him the MVP of the 2011 MLB postseason.
- He also played for the Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. A star high school player, Freese declined a college baseball scholarship from the University of Missouri.
- Needing a break from baseball, he sat out his freshman year of college before feeling a renewed urge to play the game.
- He transferred to St.
- Louis Community College–Meramec, a junior college, where he played for one season before transferring to the University of South Alabama.
- The San Diego Padres selected Freese in the ninth round of the 2006 MLB draft. The Cardinals acquired Freese before the 2008 season.
- He made his MLB debut on Opening Day 2009 due to an injury to starting third baseman Troy Glaus.
- Despite suffering his own injuries in the minor leagues and in his first two MLB seasons, Freese batted .297 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs during 2011, a season capped off by the Cardinals' 2011 World Series championship over the Texas Rangers.
- The next season, he batted .293 with 20 home runs and was selected to his first MLB All-Star Game.
- Freese authored a 20-game hitting streak in 2013, but back injuries limited his effectiveness, and the Cardinals traded him to the Angels following the season.
- He played for the Angels for two seasons before signing with the Pirates in March 2016.
- The Pirates traded Freese to the Dodgers in 2018, and he retired after the 2019 season.
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