Atlanta Braves star first baseman Freddie Freeman enjoyed his Halloween spending time with his wife and son, and when they all went out for trick-or-treating, the three were in for a pleasant surprise. On Oct. 31, the Freeman family ran into a young boy who had a red Braves jersey with the No. 5 on his back, which is Freeman’s number. When the Braves player saw the boy, he asked if he was being him for Halloween, to which the pre-teen said yes. Freeman, turning to his wife, Chelsea who was filming, then asked if he could get a photo with the young fan who agreed while in a daze.
We found a little @FreddieFreeman5 @Braves 👻 pic.twitter.com/IQlhtmcv5T
— Chelsea Freeman (@chelseafree5) November 1, 2019
The tender moment, which raked up more than 5,000 retweets and 49,000 likes managed to bring in a plethora of comments from fans and followers of the sport.
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“I love this so much. You don’t expect your favorite player to be out, like a normal dad, With a ghost hat on his head, Trick or treating with a baby on his hip. Like, ‘who is this guy’, to, ‘NO WAY!’” wrote one fan.
“I can’t imagine how stoked that kid had to be. Just out trick-or-treating, dressed up as your favorite ballplayer – FREDDIE FREEMAN – and WHO SHOULD APPEAR?!” added another.
“You can’t see it in a box score. You can’t see it on Sportscenter. But you can see it in moments like these. On and off the field…Freddie’s an all-timer,” another user chimed in.
The young boy’s mother took to Twitter to comment on the video as well, writing,”This is my son and he was in shock/star-struck that he came face to face with the real Freddie, who could not have been nicer!! Go Braves!”
One fan replied to her, writing: “I’m 54 and I would have been speechless in that situation and I’ve been on-air and interviewed Hall of Famers. Your son did a gr8 job! I hope (Freddie Freeman) was able to sign that jersey for him!”
Freeman is a class-act off the field and respected on the field as well. In 2018, Freeman was one of the big reasons the Braves won the NL East as he recorded a .295 batting average and hit a career-high 38 home runs and a career-high 121 RBIs. Freeman has been with the Braves since 2010 and has recorded 227 home runs, 1,451 hits 805 RBIs and a .293 batting average in his career.
