ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman's accelerated return from a fractured left wrist had another positive development Friday when he was cleared to begin taking dry swings. If everything continues to go accordingly, Freeman will return to Atlanta's lineup before the All-Star break as a third baseman.
"Everybody has been saying I wouldn't be back for 8-10 weeks," Freeman said. "Obviously, I had a different mindset going into it. We're just a little over five weeks right now, so I'm pretty ecstatic about how the recovery has gone."
When Freeman's wrist was fractured by a pitch during a May 17 game against the Blue Jays, it appeared he would not return until the end of July.