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Braves' Freddie Freeman Donates $125K to Atlanta Coronavirus Relief

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman pledged to donate a total of $125,000 for coronavirus relief Wednesday.

According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, Freeman is donating $50,000 to the Atlanta Food Bank, $50,000 to Giving Kitchen and $25,000 to the Salvation Army.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 194,000 reported cases worldwide and nearly 8,000 deaths. That includes over 4,300 cases and 79 deaths in the U.S., per CNN.

Essentially every major American sports league has suspended operations amid the coronavirus outbreak, including Major League Baseball.