The Braves have their first baseman third baseman back, even earlier than expected.
Atlanta announced Tuesday that Freddie Freeman has been activated from the disabled list and will start at third base in the series opener against the Astros.
The Braves have activated INF Freddie Freeman from the 10-day disabled list. He will start at 3B tonight against Houston.
Freeman, on the disabled list since May 17 with a fractured left wrist suffered after being hit by pitch against the Blue Jays, was expected to be out 8-10 weeks. Instead, he is back a day less than seven weeks since the injury.