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It’s been emotional for a few months Los Angeles Dodgers’ first baseman Freddy Freeman.
After spending the first 12 years of your professional Career in the Atlanta Braves Uniform And giving Atlanta City their first World Series title since 1995, Freeman signed with the Dodgers for six years and $162 million.
Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers cheers during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium on Monday, July 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
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in that return to atlanta — a three-game series in late June — An emotional Freeman didn’t want to talk about what could have happened.
“Sadly, there’s a different side of the story that I’m not one to talk about,” Freeman said in Atlanta. “If I joined in, we’d be here longer, and my feeling may have changed.”
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This raised some questions about Freeman’s commitment to his current team as it appears he still has to move ahead of his time with the Braves.
National League All-Star Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks off the field after being grounded against the American League All-Stars during the third inning of an MLB All-Star baseball game at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, July 19 in Los Angeles . 2022.
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But on Monday, Freeman told reporters that his return to Atlanta “turned him off” and that he was happy to be a Dodger.
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“I’m so happy to be here, because, man, these guys helped me a lot,” he said of his Dodgers teammates, According to the LA Times, “It’s emotional because I’ve been through a lot … and these people in this clubhouse, man, they’ve got me surrounded, the fan base’s got me surrounded, it’s just a special beginning, I think, a Amazing Dodger career.”
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“I got locked up in Atlanta,” he continued. “It was like a two-ton boulder off the shoulders. I sent people a message, talked to all of them, thanked them for being with me and helping me get off. Once I got that off , so things took off.”
Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the American League during the 92nd MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Dodger Stadium on July 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
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Freeman was added to the NL roster at the last minute. 2022 All-Star Game New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte in front of his hometown fans in Los Angeles after he withdrew from injury.
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In Freeman’s first season in Los Angeles, the six-time All-Star is hitting .321 with 13 home runs and 59 RBIs as the Dodgers begin the second half of the regular season 10 games in the NL West.