After the Los Angeles Dodgers suffered the worst home loss in franchise history Saturday evening, 16-0, to the Chicago Cubs, fans got more bad news as Freddie Freeman was not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale.

Freeman said an MRI showed fraying of the scar tissue in his surgically repaired ankle, but he was back to running bases a few days ago.

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