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• Freddie Freeman began dating his wife, Chelsea Freeman, in June 2011
• The Los Angeles Dodgers star married Chelsea in 2014
• The pair share three children together

Freddie Freeman has been with his wife, Chelsea Freeman, for over a decade.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star and Chelsea began dating in June 2011 and got married in November 2014. The pair are proud parents to three sons: Charlie, whom they welcomed in 2016, Brandon John, who was born via surrogacy in 2020, and Maximus Turner, who arrived two months later in 2021.

In March 2021, Freddie told MLB.com that being away from his wife and kids is one of the hardest parts of his job as a professional athlete.

“I know there are so many people who are gone way longer than me in the military and stuff like that,” he said. “I get it but I’m not built to be able to do that. I need my family.”

Even with the challenges of distance that work sometimes brings, Chelsea has always been a source of support for her husband, cheering him on throughout his career — and now as he competes in the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

So who is Freddie Freeman’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Chelsea Freeman and her relationship with the MLB pro.

She met Freddie while she was in college

Chelsea was born Chelsea Marie Goff on April 24, 1991. She was raised in Florida, where she attended the University of Central Florida, per her LinkedIn.

Freddie and Chelsea began dating in June 2011, while Chelsea was in college (Freddie was drafted straight out of high school, signing with the Atlanta Braves in 2007).

Chelsea graduated in 2013, and the pair got engaged less than a year later in January 2014.

“He makes me smile every single day, he encourages me when I’m down, he still opens my car door, he’s learned to buy me a card and flowers every birthday,” Chelsea wrote of Freddie in 2014. “I’ve watched him mature into the amazing man he is today. He is the first and only man I have ever loved… 3 years ago he asked me to be his girlfriend. And I’m sure glad he did.”

She’s had many sweet things to say about Freddie over the years, including calling him “the best guy I could ever ask for.”

As Chelsea shared on Instagram, they tied the knot in November 2014.

She appeared on reality TV ahead of their wedding

Freddie and Chelsea wed at the St. Regis Bal Harbour in Miami Beach, Florida, on Nov. 22, 2014.

Ahead of their nuptials, Chelsea appeared on a season 8 episode of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. Fans got to see the two dresses she picked out: a mermaid gown with an extended train and customized sweetheart neckline for the ceremony and a beaded V-neck dress with a textured net skirt covered in ostrich feathers for the reception.

“It’s so beautiful. It’s just perfect. It fits her amazing. I just love it so much,” Freddie said of the dress during the episode.

“It surpassed everything I’ve accomplished in my life,” Freddie added of his wedding day. “I can’t wait to share my life with her for the rest of my life.”

As for Freddie, Chelsea told cameras that “he is just a great person.”

She and Freddie share three sons

Chelsea and Freddie are parents to three boys. They welcomed their eldest son, Frederick Charles Freeman II, who goes by Charlie, on Sept. 15, 2016. Their “twins, with a twist,” Brandon John and Maximus Turner Freeman, joined the family in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

The couple was open about their pregnancy struggles after Chelsea gave birth to Charlie via emergency cesarean in 2016.

“It was a lot of doctors’ appointments, a lot of procedures, a lot of tests,” Chelsea told ESPN in February 2021. “A lot of them by myself, because it was during the baseball season. It’s all worth it in the end, but going through that … definitely one of the hardest things mentally that you could go through.”

“The hardest part about going through infertility is the emotion,” she continued. “You are so drained because you don’t know why — like, ‘Why isn’t it happening? How is this part of God’s plan?’ You think about those things.”

To expand their family, the couple worked with a surrogate — and, to the couple’s surprise, Chelsea became pregnant again at nearly the same time. They welcomed Brandon, named for Chelsea’s grandfather, on Dec. 20, 2020, and Maximus, whose middle name pays respect to the Atlanta Braves’ previous stadium name, on Feb. 14, 2021.

“Every pregnancy and fertility journey is a little bit different for everyone, and we wanted to respect our surrogate’s privacy, as well,” Freddie said in the same interview. “I think it’s an inspirational story that we have. We tried for a couple of years, and it didn’t happen. We were talking with doctors, and they suggested surrogacy. We jumped at that because we wanted to be blessed with more kids.”

The couple’s three sons are regularly featured on Chelsea’s Instagram, and often attend their father’s baseball games.

“As long as I’ve known him, he said that since he was a little boy, he always knew he wanted to be a dad,” Chelsea told ESPN of her husband in November 2020. “As important as being a baseball player to him is, I think being a dad is even more important.”

She’s her husband’s biggest supporter

After the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series, beating the Houston Astros in six games, Chelsea and Charlie joined Freddie on the field to celebrate the big night.

Though many expected Freddie to retire as a Brave, he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022, signing a six-year contract with the team after 12 seasons in Atlanta.

Chelsea has shared supportive posts throughout Freddie’s major league career, and she did just that following her husband’s first season as a Dodger.

“If I had one word to sum up the 2022 season, it would be resilience,” she wrote on Instagram in October 2022. “I am always proud of Freddie, but this year was different. I saw you become an even better man, teammate, and player. To know you, is to love you and I cannot wait to see what the next season brings. Thank you LA, for an absolutely incredible first year. 💙.”

She’s a businesswoman

While living in Georgia, Chelsea was a real estate agent with Keller Williams, a job she started in 2013. During her college years, she was also a model.

These days, Chelsea is the founder and owner of the Chelsea Freeman Collection, an online boutique that specializes in game day merchandise. The brand has a collection for both Atlanta and L.A. — her family’s former and current home base — selling sweatshirts, T-shirts and hats that bear each city’s name.

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