Bio
David Freese, from St. Louis, Missouri, played baseball for Lafayette High School and was recruited to play for the University of Missouri. He did not play at Mizzou his first year of college, but transferred and played one year at St. Louis Community College-Meramec under Coach Tony Datolli. Freese was named an NJCAA All-American in his lone junior college season leading the team in RBI and 10 home runs. He then transferred to the University of South Alabama where he kept up his torrid hitting pace. As a member of the Jaguars in 2007, his junior year of eligibility, he had 73 RBI and batted .414. He was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and an American Baseball Coaches Association All-American.
Freese was drafted by the San Diego Padres and played in the minors in the Northwest League. He then made a couple more stops in the minors before being traded to the Cardinals for Jim Edmonds. After another season in the minors playing for the Memphis Redbirds Freese played 17 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009. He then was the starting third baseman for the Cardinals in 2010. His breakout season came in 2011 with being named the NLCS MVP, World Series MVP and the Babe Ruth Award for best postseason player as the Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in one of the most exciting World Series comebacks in history led by Freese with a two run triple to tie the game. In the 11th inning, he elevated the Cardinals to victory with a walk-off home run to send the World Series to game 7 and the eventual 11th World Series Championship for St. Louis.
In 2013, Freese was traded to the Anaheim Angels and still is a current starter on their roster.