The longtime agent for Los Angeles Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman – formerly of the Atlanta Braves – released a statement blasting FOX Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb for comments Gottlieb made in which he claimed Freeman was not informed about Atlanta's final offer before he agreed to sign with L.A.
Working for the agency Excel Sports Management, Casey Close represented Freeman during his contract negotiations in March, when he eventually signed a six-year, $162 million deal with the Dodgers.
"I will not stand by as the circumstances surrounding Freddie Freeman’s departure from Atlanta are mischaracterized," Close said in the statement.