Nigel Talton ran track in college and has hopes of sprinting at the Toyko Olympics in a few years.
Dee Gordon says he can take him.
“For sure,” the Marlins’ speedy second baseman said with a grin. “He’s slow.”
Talton has become an internet sensation and a fan favorite at the Atlanta Braves’ new SunTrust Park by racing different contestants before the third inning starts.
Known as ‘The Freeze,’ Talton wears ice blue spandex with a pair of oversized ski goggles — an obvious homage to the Frozone character in Disney’s ‘The Incredibles.’
The not-so-secret identity of ‘The Freeze’ is the 26-year-old Talton, whose speed was discovered last season at Turner Field.