Atlanta Braves Freddie Freeman Grants Wish

On Saturday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves caravan visited Athens, Georgia at the Academy Sports and Outdoors store.  Headlining the visit was Braves superstar Freddie Freeman, newly acquired pitcher Shelby Miller, one of the Braves top prospect pitchers Lucas Sims and bullpen coach Eddie Perez.

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Braves fans continue to show their support to the players and coaches during these caravan stops and they didn’t stop on Saturday afternoon.  Folks were lined up out the front door and fans were told they may not be able to get to the table.  From what I’ve read, everyone was able to get in and get their autographs and minutes with the favorite players.

Freeman, now the face of the Braves, is always putting smiles on fans faces.  Today, he made a child’s wish come true.  He wished for a hug from his favorite Brave player.

After the event, Freeman told the Braves beat writer, Mark Bowman, that the Braves will “surprise a lot of people” in 2015.  Hearing that from Freddie should give fans some confidence.

“It’s going to be different than what I’m used to, but it’s exciting,” Freeman said.  “We’ve got a whole different team.  Obviously as a person and a friend, it’s tough to see your friends leave — especially with Jason leaving.  We’ve got Shelby [Miller] here now and we’ve got a lot of young talent.  I think we’re going to surprise a lot of people.”

A few more tweets from this afternoons events….