Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman will be ready when Opening Day rolls around, according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. Manager Dave Roberts announced the update on the two-time World Series Champion and perennial All-Star.

The World Series MVP is still in the recovery process, but he insists he will be ready for the season opener and playing first base in Tokyo.

Freddie Freeman is not one to do things halfway, and the Dodgers have reaped the benefits of that grit time and again. Last year, when Freeman's badly injured right ankle threatened to keep him out of Game 1 of the National League Division Series,