Atlanta Braves (2010–present) Freddie Freeman

1 atlanta braves (2010–present)

1.1 2010
1.2 2011
1.3 2012
1.4 2013
1.5 2014
1.6 2015
1.7 2016
1.8 2017

atlanta braves (2010–present)
2010

freeman called braves on september 1, 2010, part of team s september call-ups, , made major league debut same day. on september 5, 2010, got first career hit off of florida marlins pitcher clay hensley, , on september 21, 2010, hit first home run off of philadelphia phillies pitcher roy halladay. played 20 games braves , batted .167. freeman not part of braves playoff roster.

2011

freeman began 2011 season starting first baseman braves. after slow start, performance improved , had been mentioned strong candidate rookie of year. on july 4, 2011, freeman hit 2 home runs against colorado rockies, first multi-home run game. freeman first braves rookie reach 50 rbis july 18 since hank aaron accomplished feat in 1954. named nl rookie of month july; during month, freeman led major league rookies 38 hits, .362 batting average, , a.433 on-base percentage in july 27 games. led nl rookies 6 homers , 17 runs. 18 rbis tied in nl among rookies.

in august, freeman , dan uggla became first members of braves have concurrent twenty game hitting streaks in modern era. freeman s streak ended @ 20 games on august 7. freeman finished 2011 year batting .282 32 doubles, 21 home runs, , 76 rbi in 157 games played.

freeman in 2014

freeman finished second teammate craig kimbrel in nl rookie of year balloting. kimbrel , freeman first teammates finish first , second since 1989, when chicago cubs’ jerome walton , dwight smith came in first , second. other time 2 braves finished in top five, organization still located in milwaukee—gene conley voted third-best rookie of 1954 season; hank aaron came in fourth.

2012

in 2012, freeman had nl-leading 9 sacrifice flies along batting .259 33 doubles, 23 home runs, , 94 rbi in 147 games played.

2013

in 2013, freeman selected finalist 2013 major league baseball all-star game final vote, won record-setting total of 19.7 million fan votes, unable play because of thumb injury suffered 3 days prior game. freeman finished 2013 season .319 batting average, along 23 homers , 109 rbi in 147 games played.

2014

on february 4, 2014, freeman agreed eight-year, $135 million extension. freeman named all-star second time in 2014, , played last 3 innings of game. led team in batting average , on base plus slugging percentage in 2014. freeman set franchise record innings played. during game against philadelphia phillies on june 27, 2014, freeman hit three-run homer off of kyle kendrick left center field caught broadcaster tom mccarthy. freeman finished 2014 year appearing in 162 games batting .288 90 walks, 43 doubles, 18 home runs, , 78 rbi.

2015

on june 17, 2015, freeman listed day-to-day injury right wrist sustained during june 13 game against new york mets. missed june 18 game against boston red sox, ending streak of 234 consecutive games played, led majors @ time. freeman officially placed on 15-day disabled list on june 23, , received platelet-rich plasma injection afterward. eligible activation on july 3, did not return action until july 28, 3 days after removed disabled list. season, freeman hit .276 batting average 18 home runs , 66 rbis in 118 games, shortest season since 2011.

2016

john coppolella had assumed responsibility team s transactions since 2014–15 off-season, , played large role in braves rebuild, having traded away many players. however, during 2015–16 off-season, coppolella repeatedly stated not trade freeman. @ beginning of 2016 season, freeman expected lead team on field, despite wrist injury last year adversely affecting off-season preparations. freeman had difficult start season, began hitting in june. on june 15, freeman hit first career cycle in 9–8 victory against cincinnati reds. named national league player of week after performance. freeman recorded first thirty home run season in 2016, on september 13, shortly after claiming second player of week award in 2016 season. day drove in 500th run of career. on september 29, freeman s 30-game hitting streak, had begun on august 24, halted 0–4 night against philadelphia phillies. had been part of larger 46-game run of getting on base, ended. during penultimate week of regular season, freeman again recognized player of week, , named september national league player of month @ end of year. overall in 2016, freeman played 158 games .302 batting average, 43 doubles, 34 home runs, , 91 rbi.

2017

freeman represented canada @ 2017 world baseball classic, had wanted do. starting first basemen on opening day against new york mets, going 3-4, including triple. in first game @ suntrust park, freeman doubled in couple runs. continued tear padres pitching, hitting 3 homers in series. on april 19 against washington nationals, set franchise record consecutive plate appearances on base solo homer.

on may 17, freeman hit pitch aaron loup of toronto, resulting in him leaving game. mri , ct scan later revealed non-displaced wrist fracture in left hand, ruling him out 10 weeks. @ time, freeman candidate mvp award, leading league in home runs 14, , ranking second in both on-base , slugging percentage.

while rehabilitating hand injury, freeman stated in june 2017 offered play third base upon return, because replacement @ first base, matt adams, hitting well. on july 1, freeman appeared triple-a gwinnett braves on rehab assignment in played third base. 3 days later, returned atlanta, , started @ third base against houston astros. freeman recorded 1,000th career hit in game against washington nationals on july 6. braves manager brian snitker stated in august freeman no longer play third base regularly, injuries other players necessitated late-season promotions , allowed freeman return first base.

freeman finished season batting .307 28 home runs , 71 rbis despite playing in 117 games, lowest total since 2010. led braves in home runs, batting, , second in rbis.