The Nationals went on to win, 4-2, after Soto’s go-ahead home run. Fans of the Braves took to Twitter a bit salty with these statistics. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers agree to 162 million, 6-year deal, according to AP source Braves announce 8-year contract for Matt Olson Braves acquire star first baseman, signaling end of Freddie. It helped everyone put the incident behind them.įans loved how Freeman handled the situation. Freeman obviously wasn’t happy with how Nolin needed two pitches to try to hit him, but he also told Martinez how Smith told the team that he didn’t mean to hit Soto. Freddie Freeman 1B A picture may not be worth a thousand words, but in the case of Freeman, a glance at his Brooks Baseball visualizations would tell you.
Freeman then went over to the Nationals dugout to chat with Dave Martinez. He cooled the tensions with some great sportsmanship.Īfter Freeman was forced out at second, he shared a hug and conversation with Soto. You can’t get two attempts there.īut look how Freeman responded. The next pitch hit the Braves star, and Nolin was ejected because, well, it was obvious. Now, Danny was driving with Geronimo in the front telling him where to go and Rae was in the backseat with the fucking braves. Nolin threw his first pitch high and behind Freeman. And the way Nats starter Sean Nolin handled that task could have been enough to spark a bench-clearing incident. Given baseball’s nonsensical unwritten rules, retribution felt inevitable. Smith and Soto have some history, and Soto wasn’t happy about getting hit there. Tensions somewhat sparked during Tuesday’s Braves win when closer Will Smith hit Nationals star Juan Soto with a pitch.
But fans can thank Freddie Freeman for putting a stop to that.
Wednesday’s game between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals easily could have fallen off the rails and turned into a hostile game of beanball.
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