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Freeman out 10 weeks with fractured wrist

ATLANTA -- As Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman strolled into SunTrust Park with a bright green cast covering his fractured left wrist, he got his first taste of the helpless frustration he will feel as he spends the next 10 weeks unable to build on what had the makings to be an MVP-caliber season.

Freeman knew his wrist was likely broken as soon as he was struck by Aaron Loup's 94-mph fastball during the fifth inning of Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Blue Jays. But he maintained hope for a miraculous development until Thursday morning, when an MRI and CT scan confirmed the fracture.