Freddy Freeman placed on family emergency list by Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddy Freeman was placed on the family emergency list by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday Freeman was scratched from the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Houston Astros and returned to Los Angeles he's on the family emergency list and I think you have seven days potentially 9 days Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said we're just trying to let him spend time with his family and pray that things continue to improve I don't know his time and I know for me personally it was just kind of waiting to hear from him and when he wants to come back Roberts said after Friday night's gain that Freeman's three-year-old son Maximus was undergoing tests and he expected Freeman to miss the series I talked to Freddy obviously before he left I was texting with him as he was flying checked in on him last night and they're just continuing to get test Roberts said Saturday my encouragement was to remain hopeful an eight-time Allstar Freeman is hitting 288 with 16 homers 67 RBIs and a888 Ops Roberts said Cav bio and Kik Hernandez will get time at first in Freeman's absence catcher Hunter fedio was recalled from triaa Oklahoma City