Watch: Freeman tears up during return to Atlanta – theScore.com

by Michael Bradburn Jun 24, 9:52 PM Todd Kirkland / Getty Images Sport / Getty It was an emotional return to Atlanta for Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman.Ahead of a three-game set against the Atlanta Braves, with whom he spent 12 seasons before leaving via free agency last offseason, Freeman started crying when asked about receiving his World Series ring later in the day.”That ring is just not a ring to me,” Freeman said, fighting through tears. “It’s all the sacrifices. It’s all the missed family time. It’s all the hours and broken wrists. The 14-hour bus rides in the minor leagues … the grind every single year.”Freeman added, “To do it with … all those guys in that uniform in the clubhouse that are still there and some that aren’t. That ring, there’s nothing better.”He also discussed the emotions he felt when returning to Truist Park as a visitor for the first time and seeing numerous Freeman jerseys:Freeman cried again while receiving his ring during the pregame ceremony Friday. He embraced Braves manager Brian Snitker and earned a raucous “Freddie” chant from the crowd.The pleasantries continued when Freeman approached the plate for his first at-bat. The 2007…
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