In his first season with the Dodgers, Freeman was his usual self in the batter’s box, where he fell just short of winning the National League batting title. The team then signed an eight-year, $168 million contract extension.ĭays later, Freeman signed a six-year, $162 million contract deal with the Dodgers. Despite fans thinking that the two would ultimately come to terms, the Braves made a trade with the Oakland Athletics to acquire first baseman Matt Olson. This past offseason, the Braves and Freeman were unable to reach an agreement on a new contract. Friedman told him that he understood, since “you don’t just get over that.” He then recalled a conversation he had with Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, where he said “sorry it took three months” to get over the Braves. Once it was over, however, “that’s when the two-ton boulder came off my shoulder,” he said, adding: “That’s when I knew my feet were in the ground, that I had got everything settled.” Freddie Freeman talks about finally moving on from Bravesįreeman told Harris that he sent a text to teammates after the Braves series, thanking them for “bearing with ” as he went through the emotions. “I said at that press conference that I wasn’t really looking for closure,” he recalled this week. But even he was surprised about how raw it all felt, at how many unresolved feelings that came gushing to the forefront.
He had expected it to be an emotional reunion. Tears were shed by Freeman on the field and in the press conference room.įreeman spoke with Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times, and opened up about finally moving on from the Braves following his return to Atlanta.īelow is an excerpt from Harris’ interview with Freeman:
#FREDDIE FREEMAN JERSEY SERIES#
After signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Freeman made his return to Atlanta in June in what was a very emotional series against his former team. One of the biggest stories of the offseason was the failed contract negotiations between the Atlanta Braves and first baseman Freddie Freeman. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman told the Los Angeles Times when he finally got over the Atlanta Braves.
0 kommentar(er)
