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Meet Freezer Man: Aaron Wilkerson’s unlikely rise to Brewers reliever

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There might be a moment this weekend, over at Citi Field, when Freezer Man introduces himself to the Big Apple.

Even if you’re a Mets fan and you don’t want to see Brewers reliever Aaron Wilkerson do well, he has earned a salute from you.

“I like to use the phrase, ‘The road less traveled,’” the right-hander said Thursday, during a conversation in Manhattan. “Nothing about my (journey) to where I am now is conventional.”

And yes, that journey did prominently and memorably feature a freezer.