Agent Casey Close strongly denied a tweet from Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb that he withheld from Freddie Freeman the Braves’ final contract offer and said he is considering legal action over the report.
In a statement to Sports Illustrated on Wednesday night, Close said, “There is no truth whatsoever to what Doug Gottlieb recklessly tweeted, and I would testify to that under oath. We are currently evaluating all legal options in this matter.”
In a tweet Wednesday, Gottlieb said Close “never told Freddie Freeman about the Braves [sic] final offer, that is why Freeman fired him.