Juan M. Gonzalez

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman catches the ball during batting practice before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is shown during a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Atlanta. Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper (34) talks with Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman (5) during the third inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward, left, pours champagne over Chipper Jones in the clubhouse as the Braves celebrate clinching a playoff berth, after a two-run home run by Freddie Freeman in the ninth inning to beat the Marlins 4-3 in a baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta on Tuesday , Sept. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Curtis Compton)

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Entering Tuesday's game, Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is batting .296 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI. He's considered one of the leaders in the NL Rookie of the Year race. (Associated Press)

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, right, stretches but is unable to make the play in time as St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols is safe at first during the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo)