Who is Freddie Freeman’s wife? All about Chelsea Freeman

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 married in November 2014. The couple is proud to have three sons: Charlie, whom they welcomed in 2016, Brandon John, 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 children is one of the hardest parts of his job as a professional athlete.

“I know there are so many people who have been gone way longer than me in the military and that kind of thing,” he said. “I understand but I’m not made to be able to do this. I need my family.”

Even with the distance challenges that the job sometimes brings, Chelsea has always been a source of support for her husband, encouraging him 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 you need 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 grew up in Florida, where she attended the University of Central Florida, according to her LinkedIn.

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

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

“He makes me smile every day, he encourages me when I’m down, he always 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 grow into the incredible man he is today. He’s the first and only man I’ve ever loved… 3 years ago he asked me to be his girlfriend. And I’m sure that he has it do.”

She’s had a lot of 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 married in November 2014.

She appeared on reality TV before their marriage

Freddie and Chelsea were married at the St. Regis Bal Harbor in Miami Beach, Florida on November 22, 2014.

Before their nuptials, Chelsea appeared in a season 8 episode of Say yes to the dress: Atlanta. Fans got to see the two dresses she chose: a mermaid gown with an elongated train and custom sweetheart neckline for the ceremony and a beaded V-neck gown with a textured mesh skirt covered in ostrich feathers for the reception.

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

“It surpassed anything I’ve ever 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 the cameras that “he’s just a great person.”

She and Freddie share three sons

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

The couple spoke openly about their pregnancy struggles after Chelsea gave birth to Charlie via emergency C-section in 2016.

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

“The hardest part of infertility is the emotion,” she continued. “You’re so exhausted because you don’t know why – like, ‘Why isn’t this happening? How is this part of God’s plan?’ You think about these things. »

To expand their family, the couple worked with a surrogate mother and, to the couple’s surprise, Chelsea became pregnant again at almost the same time. They welcomed Brandon, named after Chelsea’s grandfather, on December 20, 2020, and Maximus, whose middle name pays homage to the previous name of the Atlanta Braves stadium, on February 14, 2021.

“Every pregnancy and fertility journey is a little different for everyone, and we also wanted to respect our surrogate’s privacy,” Freddie said in the same interview. “I think it’s an inspiring story that we have. We tried for a few years, and it didn’t work out. We talked to doctors and they suggested surrogacy. We jumped on the subject because we wanted the chance to have more children.”

The couple’s three sons regularly appear on Chelsea’s Instagram account and often attend their father’s baseball games.

“Ever since I’ve known him, he said 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 is to him, I think being a dad is even more important.”

She is her husband’s biggest supporter

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

Although 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 messages of support throughout Freddie’s major league career, and that’s exactly what she did after 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’m always proud of Freddie, but this year has been different. I’ve seen you become an even better man, teammate and player. To know you is to love you and I can’t wait to see what the next season has in store. Thank you LA, for an absolutely incredible first year. 💙.”

She’s a businesswoman

While living in Georgia, Chelsea was a real estate agent at 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 Chelsea Freeman Collection, an online store specializing in match day merchandise. The brand has a collection for Atlanta and Los Angeles – her family’s former and current home base – selling sweatshirts, T-shirts and hats named after each city.