Career
He played in MLB for the Saint Louis Cardinals from 2012 through 2014. Samuel Freeman started playing baseball at the age of four in the Carrollton Little League in Carrollton, Texas. Freeman"s pitching career started his freshman year of high school one year before making the varsity team at Hebron High School (Texas).
He also played football at Hebron and was First Team all-district as a senior.
After graduating, Freeman was recruited to play for North Central Texas College (NCTC) where he played for 2 years. Then, Freeman signed with the University of Kansas.
After his junior year of college, Freeman was selected by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the 24th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He didn"t sign and returned to Kansas to finish his senior year.
After his senior year, he was redrafted by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the 32nd round in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
With the Saint Louis Cardinals, he rose from the Rookie League to Associate of Arts in 3 years. He was 0-2 with a 4.50 European Research Area in American Automobile Association with the Memphis Redbirds. and was later signed to the Cardinals 40-man roster. Freeman sustained an injury to his elbow requiring Tommy John surgery which took him out of the 2010 season.
Freeman made his major league debut on Johan Santana"s (New York Mets) no-hitter in New York on June 1, 2012.
He appeared in a total of 22 games for the Saint Louis Cardinals in 2012, posting a record of 0-1 with a 5.30 European Research Area. Following the regular season he was sent by the Cardinals to play in the Arizona Fall League. On March 28, 2015, the Texas Rangers acquired Freeman from the Cardinals for a player to be named later.
He was designated for assignment on April 5, and outrighted on April 15.
