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Former MVP Freddie Freeman says goodbye to Atlanta

Two days after the Atlanta Braves acquired first baseman Matt Olson, long-time star Freddie Freeman said goodbye to the team's fans.

The 32-year-old Freeman is a free agent just months after helping the Braves win the World Series.

The acquisition of Olson ended any chance that Freeman, the 2020 National League MVP and five-time All-Star, would be sticking around in Atlanta. Freeman had been with the Braves since 2010.

"I don't even know where to begin," Freeman wrote on social media accounts. "For the past 15 years I got to be a part of your organization.