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    Freddie Freeman

    Nov 01, 2020 4 minutes
    by GABE BURNS

    MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    FOR LOVE OF THE GAME

    An intense bout with COVID granted Freddie Freeman perspective on how much he loves playing baseball

    The biggest home run Freddie Freeman hit this season came July 17, one week before Opening Day.

    When the Braves held their first team workouts on July 3—the day camps reopened following the pandemic shutdown—they did so without their allstar first baseman and franchise pillar. Freeman had tested positive for COVID-19, adding further uncertainty to a season that many in the industry, including Braves manager Brian Snitker, were skeptical would finish.

    Hours before Snitker informed reporters of Freeman’s status on July 4, Freeman was laying in his bed, drenched in sweat and praying

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