After the Braves won the 2021 World Series over the Houston Astros, Freeman entered free agency and signed a six-year, $162 million contract with the Dodgers.

Both of his parents are Canadians from the province of Ontario who moved to California because of Fredrick's work commitments;[2][3] his father is from Windsor, while his mother was from Peterborough.

[34] In August, Freeman and Dan Uggla became the first members of the Braves to have concurrent twenty-game hitting streaks in the modern era.

[39] The only other time two Braves finished in the top five, the organization was still located in Milwaukee—Gene Conley was voted third-best rookie of the 1954 season; Hank Aaron came in fourth.

[46] During a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 27, 2014, Freeman hit a three-run homer off Kyle Kendrick to left center field caught by broadcaster Tom McCarthy.

[47] Freeman finished the 2014 year by appearing in all 162 games batting .288 with 90 walks, 43 doubles, 18 home runs, and 78 RBI.

[55] General manager John Coppolella became responsible for the team's transactions in the 2014–15 off-season,[56][57] and played a large role in the Braves' rebuild, trading away many players.

[59][60][61] At the beginning of the 2016 season, Freeman was expected to lead the team on the field,[62] despite the wrist injury the previous year adversely affecting his off-season preparations.

[75] On April 19 against the Washington Nationals, he set a franchise record for most consecutive plate appearances to get on base with a solo homer.

An MRI and CT scan later revealed a non-displaced wrist fracture in his left hand, ruling him out for up to 10 weeks.

[77] At the time, Freeman was an early candidate for the MVP award, leading the league in home runs with 14, and ranking second in both on-base and slugging percentage.

[96] Freeman, along with Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs, won the 2018 Gold Glove for first base in the National League.

[101] In 2019 Freeman batted .295/.389/.549 with 38 home runs and 121 RBIs and led all NL hitters in line drive percentage (27.5%).

[109] He recovered in time to participate in some training camp activities, held before the shortened season's Opening Day.

[110] Freeman hit his first career grand slam on September 4, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Washington Nationals off pitcher Tanner Rainey.

[129] The 2021 Braves became the second team in Major League Baseball history for which each starting infielder hit at least 25 home runs.

[130] On October 12, 2021, Freeman hit what would turn out to be the game-winning solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning in a tied National League Division Series game four against the Milwaukee Brewers.

This home run in a knotted 4–4 ballgame allowed the Braves to advance to the National League Championship Series for the second consecutive year.

[133][134] Freeman joined Hank Aaron, Chipper Jones, and Johnny Evers as the only Braves to win a World Series and an MVP award.

[145] Freeman was presented his World Series ring before the Dodgers played the Braves at Truist Park on June 24.

[149][150] In 159 games in 2022, Freeman led MLB with 199 hits and 47 doubles as well as leading the majors in line drive percentage (27.5%).

[37] On May 18, 2023, Freeman hit his 300th career home run, a grand slam off of Génesis Cabrera of the St. Louis Cardinals.

[154] On September 8, Freeman hit his 53rd double of the season breaking the Dodgers franchise record held by Johnny Frederick with the 1929 Brooklyn Robins.

Defensively, he committed only one error in 1,260 total chances in 1,378.1 innings played for a league-leading .999 fielding percentage at his position.

[37] On May 20, 2024, during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks,[157] Freeman hit his sixth career grand slam against pitcher Slade Cecconi.

[158][159] Freeman hit another grand slam on July 19 against Boston Red Sox pitcher Brennan Bernardino.

[37] Freeman suffered a bad ankle sprain in the Dodgers home finale on September 26[161] which hampered him in the NLDS.

Freeman, who holds Canadian citizenship through his parents, changed his representation to Canada for the 2017 World Baseball Classic,[174] something he had always wanted to do.

Freeman's powerful swing, in which he moves his shoulders slightly before lowering his hands, has been described as "unorthodox" and compared to a tennis forehand.

[179] He wore glasses on the field, a rarity in MLB,[180] until switching to contact lenses,[181] and finally having his vision repaired with Lasik surgery.