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Dylan Hernandez: Beneath the tears, Freddie Freeman plays the role of entitled athlete perfectly

Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers receives a standing ovation during his first at bat in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on June 26, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.

LOS ANGELES — Just when the Freddie Freeman saga couldn't get any more nauseating, it somehow did. The Dodgers' new first baseman went into hiding on Thursday before the opening game of a four-game series against the San Diego Padres.

The story of his divorce with the Atlanta Braves won't die because the image-conscious part of him is determined to rewrite history, his tear-stained efforts to continue playing the victim revealing him to be the archetype of the entitled athlete.

Good thing he's hitting.

Freeman has spent the last

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