Consider any brainstorm sessions the Braves were planning for hype video for the 2021 season moot. Reigning National League MVP Freddie Freeman beat them to the punch, as he relayed a conversation with Hall of Famer and new hitting consultant Chipper Jones while working out at the team’s North Port, Fla., facility.
“[He] said, ‘You have every award now, but you’re still missing one thing.’ I said, ‘Yup, I know it and I’m coming for it,’” Freeman said. “... I can pretty much match Chipper here if I get that World Series ring.”
The expectations are clear after finishing one win away from the World Series and as we inch closer to the Braves opening their defense of a third straight NL East crown, there’s plenty to dig into from spring training.