Always double-check your sources, kids.
Doug Gottlieb admitted Wednesday that he falsely claimed Freddie Freeman’s agent, Casey Close, never informed the first baseman of the Atlanta Braves’ final contract offer before Freeman signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Gottlieb had tweeted on June 29 that close Close “never told Freeman about the final Braves offer.” Close and his agency Excel Sports Management sued Gottlieb in July, alleging defamation by libel.
