'I am an Atlanta Brave': Pending free agent Freddie Freeman doesn't want to leave

Freddie Freeman may be one of the greatest players in the world, a true Atlanta Braves icon, who one day may be enshrined in Cooperstown.

But, does he ever stink as a poker player.

Freeman, 32, should be posturing these days, holding his cards where no one has any idea whether he’s in or out, bluffing his bosses into thinking he is leaving after the season, and heading into free agency where he’ll be one of the most coveted players this winter. 

Instead, he’s a walking, talking billboard for the entire Atlanta organization.

This could be the final week of Freeman’s career in Atlanta. The defending National League MVP and five-time All-Star first baseman is a free agent after the season, with Atlanta’s fate determined this week with a three-game series beginning Tuesday at Truist Park against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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