Sometimes baseball can be so poetic even when it isn’t trying to be. Sunday night was one of those times.
The weekend series between the Dodgers and Braves was an obviously emotional time for Freddie Freeman. The first baseman had spent 12 years in Atlanta, won a World Series and then saw the Braves trade for his replacement (Matt Olson) amid stalled contract negotiations. In his return to Atlanta, Freeman received his World Series ring, had a teary pregame press conference and a standing ovation in his first at-bat.
But come Sunday, he was just another Dodgers player. And he happened to be on the receiving end of Olson’s celebration at first base.
