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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of the hottest teens in Major League Baseball lately.

Thanks in large part to a lineup featuring two frontrunners for MVP.

Seven-time All-Star Mookie Betts and their veteran first baseman with an unmistakable swing.

Freddie Freeman.

Today, Jack Harris from The LA Times explains how Freeman and his dad developed the signature swing

and throwback hitting style that have been his guiding light for more than two decades.

It was just a way for them to have this unspoken escape, this thing that they could do together,

that did bring them joy while they were dealing with so much tragedy.

It boiled down to learning how to become this complete hitter almost by accident.

And can the former MVP lead the Dodgers to a deep postseason run after two years of playoff disappointment?

From Wondery, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky.

It's Friday, September 1st, and this is The League.

So, Jack, today we're taking a look at how Freddie Freeman developed the swing and the approach

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