ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves will open the 2022 season Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds without Freddie Freeman on their roster for the first time since 2010. It'll be a strange sight.
Over the past 11 years, Freeman became a beloved cornerstone, concluding in October with the club's first World Series title in 26 years. But the Braves and the first baseman surprisingly went their separate ways last month. Atlanta acquired Matt Olson from the Oakland Athletics. Freeman signed with the Dodgers. The sequence was shocking. Freeman was expected to return and finish his career in Atlanta.
One Braves star won't miss him.
