'He's different, man': How Freddie Freeman fought his way to the NLCS

Freddie Freeman is a modern-day iron man, playing in 99% of his games over the last five years .

Freeman suffered ankle sprain that should have kept him out for as many as six weeks .

He returned in a little more than one , somehow taking 12 at-bats and playing 29 defensive innings.

"It's hard to put into words, exactly, what it meant to see Freddie doing that," Max Muncy says.

Freeman landed awkwardly on his right foot while attempting to avoid a tag by Padres first baseman Luis Arráez .

He landed awkwardly in the same game that saw the Dodgers secure the NL West.

The more he plays, Freeman says, the more sore his right ankle becomes.

Dodgers players were told there was a 1% chance Freeman would play in their postseason opener.

The Dodgers face their first quick turnaround of these playoffs, a Sunday night Game 1 spilling into a Monday afternoon Game 2 against lefty Sean Manaea .

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Freeman is "still a go for now" before Game 4 .