Freeman was born in Oakland, California in 1963 and attended John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento.
In 1981, he played with fellow future Major Leaguer Greg Vaughn on an American Legion Baseball team which won the California state title.
[4] It was the highest batting average in Texas League history since Danny Clark hit .399 with the San Antonio Bears in 1925.
[5] Freeman made his Major League debut with the Milwaukee Brewers at Tiger Stadium in 1989 as the team's starting designated hitter[6] He was twice struck out by Doyle Alexander in three plate appearances.
[7] The following day he appeared as a pinch runner for Joey Meyer, eventually coming around to score on a Juan Castillo sacrifice fly.