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Freel played the entire [[2002 in baseball|2002 season]] in the minor leagues with the [[Durham Bulls]], the Triple-A affiliate of the Devil Rays. He hit .261 with 8 home runs, 48 RBI, and 37 steals. On November 18, 2002, he signed with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] as a free agent.
On July 27, 2005, Freel stole five bases in one game, becoming the first MLB player to do so since the 2000 season. [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_stba.shtml]
In five seasons with the Reds, Freel hit .270 with 22 home runs, 104 runs batted in, and 134 stolen bases. His best season for the Reds was in 2004, when he hit .277 with 3 home runs, 28 RBI, 37 stolen bases, and 74 runs scored in 143 games. In 2007, Freel signed a two-year, $3 million contract extension with the Reds. On December 9, 2008, Freel was traded along with two minor leaguers including [[Justin Turner]] to the [[Baltimore Orioles]] for [[catcher]] [[Ramón Hernández]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081209&content_id=3708984&vkey=pr_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal |title=Orioles acquire three players from Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ramon Hernandez |publisher=Baltimore.orioles.mlb.com |date=June 19, 2012 |accessdate=December 23, 2012}}</ref> On May 8, 2009, Freel was traded once again, this time to the [[Chicago Cubs]] for outfielder [[Joey Gathright]] and cash considerations. On July 2, 2009, Freel was designated for assignment to create roster space for the newly acquired [[Jeff Baker]]. On July 6, 2009, Freel was dealt accompanied by cash considerations to the [[Kansas City Royals]] for a player to be named later.
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