As part of the research for this piece, I wanted to talk with a pitcher who has faced Freddie Freeman more than a handful of times. Cardinals veteran Adam Wainwright hasn’t ever been in the same division as Freeman, but they’ve both been in the National League more than a decade, and Wainwright has matched wits with the Braves’ first baseman 29 times in his career.
That works. I snagged a few minutes with Wainwright in front of the Cardinals’ dugout last weekend, and told him I wanted to ask about Freeman.
“Do you want to talk about his hugs?