Freddie Freeman consoling a teary José Iglesias at first base was just the sweetest gesture This was all class from Freddie Freeman. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 10, 2022
Dodgers’ vaunted bats come back to sea level in loss to Rockies DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ patchwork pitching plan Saturday night was fraught but functional. Los Angeles Times · Apr 10, 2022
Braves receive their 2021 World Series rings in pregame ceremony ATLANTA — The wait ended Saturday: The Braves received their 2021 World Series rings in a pregame ceremony at Truist Park. The event began 20 minutes before the Braves hosted the Reds in the third contest of a four-game opening weekend series. Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022
Bill Shaikin: Dodgers have high expectations for Cody Bellinger, but how much ‘runway’ is left? DENVER — For the Dodgers, at least, the lockout was worth it. Over the three months in which teams were forbidden from contacting players, Freddie Freeman and the Atlanta Braves drifted so far apart that the Dodgers could do in March what was unthinkable in November: swoop in and sign… Los Angeles Times · Apr 9, 2022
Bill Plaschke: Championship-favorite Dodgers check all the boxes in season-opening win DENVER — Gavin Lux flew. Walker Buehler spun. Freddie Freeman battled. The bullpen blasted. Los Angeles Times · Apr 9, 2022
Dodgers display lineup depth in five-run inning, beat Rockies on opening day DENVER — On the first day of the season, Kyle Freeland became the Dodgers’ first victim. Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022
Bill Shaikin: Here’s the competitive balance reform MLB barely talks about LOS ANGELES — Of all the non-competitive nonsense of the last few years, the blatant tanking was not the most odious. Teams such as the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates did not hide their strategy. They were not trying to win, and they were so good at being bad that… Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022
‘A team that has to prove something’: Five opening-day questions for the Dodgers DENVER — For a team with such familiar ambitions, there were plenty of new sights sprinkled into the Los Angeles Dodgers’ finally tune-up games against the Angels this week at Chavez Ravine. Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022
Freddie Freeman Says There Wasn’t ‘Friction’ With Acuña Jr. in Atlanta The five-time All-Star said he was just trying to uphold the team’s rules. Sports Illustrated · Apr 7, 2022
Braves star Ronald Acuña says he won't miss departed Freddie Freeman ATLANTA — In an Instagram Live interview Wednesday night, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña said he won't miss departed icon Freddie Freeman. Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. on what he'll miss about Freddie Freeman: 'Nothing' 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. Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022
Ronald Acuña Jr. Says He Won’t Miss Freddie Freeman During Instagram Live The All-Star outfielder admitted that there was friction between him and the former Braves first baseman. Sports Illustrated · Apr 7, 2022
John Romano: These MLB predictions are guaranteed to be correct — until the games begin ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When spring training began last season, the computer models at Baseball Prospectus put Atlanta’s odds of winning the National League East at 20-to-1. Eight months later, the Braves were World Series champions. That’s not a knock on analytics, it’s a nod to unpredictability. Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022
MLB 2022 predictions: Is the championship heading to Canada this year? The Dodgers are as dangerous ever but will the Blue Jays emerge from the stacked AL East. Our team of writers have their say The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2022 NL West preview: Can anyone stop the Dodgers from winning the division? PHOENIX — The question, tinged with incredulity, surfaced in every corner of the Major League Baseball universe last month once the Dodgers reinforced a stacked lineup with Freddie Freeman: How many games will those plucky Dodgers win in 2022?
Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2022 Bill Plaschke: Remember the 90s Braves? Dodgers must win World Series to avoid comparison. LOS ANGELES — This is getting silly. This is getting old.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2022 MLB Watchability Rankings: A Guide to Help You Decide Which Teams to Check Out This Season How many of the 30 clubs are actually worth watching? Here is where each one stands on the fun index.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2022 MLB Preseason Power Rankings: Everyone’s Chasing the Dodgers New baseball season. Same preseason favorite.
Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022 10 storylines for Braves' 2022 season The Braves are entering a title-defense campaign for the second time since moving to Atlanta in 1966. Much has changed since the last time they played a meaningful contest. That was Game 6 of the World Series, when Max Fried tossed a gem, Jorge Soler put a pitch into orbit…
Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2022 Bill Shaikin: Is this the end of the National League as we know it? LOS ANGELES — Joe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. Then again, for all the romance that surrounds the sport, baseball is a consumer product too.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022 Dodgers observations: Cody Bellinger ‘in a good spot’ with his swing progress PHOENIX — If not for the lockout, the Los Angeles Dodgers would have been at Chavez Ravine on Thursday, opening the regular season against the Colorado Rockies.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 31, 2022 One Big Question for Every National League Team Has Philadelphia finally fixed its bullpen? Is Christian Yelich’s MVP form a thing of the past? See what each NL team must confront this season.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2022 Freddie Freeman begins 'new chapter' in his first spring training game with Dodgers PHOENIX — Tuesday wasn't the first time Dave Roberts wrote Freddie Freeman's name into a lineup card.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2022 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Freddie Freeman Are Top First Basemen Based on Fantasy ADP Here's a look at where top-tier first basemen are going in fantasy drafts and which second-tier players could provide sleeper value.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 21, 2022 Braves GM insists his tears over losing Freddie Freeman to Dodgers were real NORTH PORT, Fla. — Alex Anthopoulos said he was too busy Friday to tune in to Freddie Freeman's introductory news conference as a Dodger. By the end of the day, the Atlanta Braves' president of baseball operations had struck a deal with former Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen to complete an…