As the final out of the 2021 World Series settled into his glove, Freddie Freeman tucked the ball into his back pocket before joining in the celebration. Freeman over his time in an Atlanta Braves uniform has seen the best and the worst of this franchise. He became the pillar that an entire roster rebuild was centered on and finally got to relish his moment when the team reached the finish line Tuesday night.
“I’m still numb. I don’t really have emotions,” Freeman said when asked about the feeling of winning it all. “I’m kind of trying to tell you guys things of how I feel because I don’t really feel anything yet.