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In short<\/a>: Braves\u2019<\/span> Dodgers\u2019 Freddie Freeman takes a second out of a game to share a moment of compassion and empathy for an opposing player with a hug and comforting words upon finding out that his dad had recently passed away<\/span><\/p>\n If people outside of Braves Country\u00ae were not that familiar with the kind of human being Freddie Freeman was, playing in big fuck you market Los Angeles will definitely help spread the word, of just how loveable and more or less perfect of a human being that he is.\u00a0 It took all of what, 5-6 games into the season for Freddie Freeman to already get noticed for, being the Freddie Freeman who was the heart and face of the Atlanta Braves over the last decade?<\/span><\/p>\n Just like that, Freddie Freeman reminds everyone that baseball is still just a kid\u2019s game, and that it\u2019s okay to have fun, but also the importance of sportsmanship, humanity and just being a good person.<\/span><\/p>\n I haven\u2019t followed baseball enough over the last few years, but I do know who Jose Iglesias is, primarily an elite glove guy, which at a premium position like shortstop is usually adequate to always have a job in the big leagues, but already my heart goes out to him, for hearing of the news of his father\u2019s passing.<\/span><\/p>\n Freeman is no stranger to being everyone\u2019s best friend, regardless of if they\u2019re a teammate or not, and upon finding out about Iglesias\u2019s dad, and his general reaction, he wasted no time in Freddie being Freddie, and offering up a hug and comfort, regardless of if it were an opponent.<\/span><\/p>\n This right here, is what Freddie Freeman brings to the table, regardless of his batting average, slash stats, WAR and other tangible evidence of baseball talent.\u00a0 Aside from being a legitimate MVP-caliber player, he\u2019s just a guy that gets the game of life, and that there are always things that are bigger than just baseball.<\/span><\/p>\n As for the Braves, they just didn\u2019t deserve him.\u00a0 Yes, I\u2019ve read a lot of the scuttlebutt about how the whole thing transpired, and all the of the actual salt and fabricated sugar at the end of the journey.\u00a0 But the reality is that the Braves really could\u2019ve tried harder prior to free agency, but they didn\u2019t, because they\u2019re the Braves and everything the team does has to be fiscal this and shareholders that and it always boils down to money, in spite of the fact that baseball is a ridiculously lucrative venture that has revenues in the legitimate billions on a yearly basis.<\/span><\/p>\n No disrespect to Matt Olson, who is doing his job and starting his career with the Braves as the successor to Freddie Freeman pretty hot, but there\u2019s not a single part of me that still wouldn\u2019t wish to have Freddie Freeman on the team instead.\u00a0 But the Braves couldn\u2019t get over all the numbers swirling around Freddie, as far his age versus Olson\u2019s age, the dollars, and the years asked for, and this is where we are as a result.\u00a0 Short of winning a Roberto Clemente Award for exemplary citizenship, I can\u2019t imagine there\u2019s much Olson can do to replace all the intangible and little things that Freeman brought to the Braves for all his years.<\/span><\/p>\n I know it happens to every sports fan at some point(s) in their lives when they have to watch a beloved player go elsewhere, and sure the Braves are primed for potential success all the same, but losing Freeman, a guy I legitimately watched grow up with the team, all the way in the minor leagues, all the way to a World Series championship, that\u2019s one that the sting is going to linger a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In short: Braves\u2019 Dodgers\u2019 Freddie Freeman takes a second out of a game to share a moment of compassion and empathy for an opposing player with a hug and comforting words upon finding out that his dad had 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