KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman’s workload has been light in the early part of spring training, but his bat has been loud.
He hit his second home run Wednesday in just his sixth at-bat and 11th plate appearance of spring training, a two-run, opposite-field shot off Astros left-hander Neal Cotts in the third inning of a 9-5 Braves loss at Osceola County Stadium.
The Astros had a defensive shift on with a runner at second and one out, and Freeman said he just tried to hit a ground ball to the left side. Instead, he got it up in a stiff breeze and the ball carried over the left-field fence.