It was just yesterday that columnist Dave O'Brien wrote in the TheAthletic (paywalled) about the detailed efforts that the Atlanta Braves and first baseman Freddie Freeman were making in 2019 - just to keep him on the field.
In that piece, O'Brien talked about the regimen Freeman was undertaking. Shots. Pills. Every game day. It was obviously a heroic effort to get Freeman back on the field, and one that may not really have been entirely healthy.
But then came the end of the season in October and the surgery.
The team announced Friday that Freeman underwent the procedure in New York.