They were just nine days from the embryo’s transfer, Freddie says, when Chelsea greeted him with stunning but welcome announcement. The couple – Freddie is 31, Chelsea 29 – decided to arrange for a surrogate to carry their second child. There’s just so many different dynamics of what was going on.”Ī year so grim for so many worldwide did not spare the Freemans – Freddie contracted a vicious case of COVID-19 and battled it into July, reporting late to Braves camp. Obviously, I didn’t try to put that pressure on her, but she knew that’s what I wanted. “I don’t know if it was my fault because I’ve always said I wanted a big family. I can try to be as comforting as possible, but it was definitely one of the toughest situations I’ve faced in my life, trying to comfort my wife during such an emotional roller-coaster ride she was on. “It takes a toll on Chelsea, a toll on me. “When having Charlie happened so easily and so fast and then it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen – it takes a toll,” says Freeman. 935 OPS and home-run totals of 35, 44 and 34 and the Braves won NL East titles in ’18 and ’19.Īt home, Freddie and Chelsea navigated pangs of grief as their attempts to conceive proved fruitless. Yet an emergency C-section when Charlie was born diminished their chances to conceive.Īt work, Freeman’s production was almost numbingly brilliant: Between 2017-2019, he batted. Simply, Freeman always wanted a large family and he and his wife, Chelsea, wanted to accomplish that sooner than later. The story is one of temporary heartbreak but also perseverance, of a family blessed with overwhelming prosperity but also the emptiness of unfulfilled dreams. WHITE SOX: Tony La Russa settling in with new (old) teamĭODGERS: Bauer happy with decision to head to Los Angeles “It’s a story to tell, but it’s our story and it’s a beautiful story and it couldn’t be any better for us.” “It’s going to be different to tell the story when they’re a little bit older – ‘Yeah, I’m only six weeks younger than my other brother,’” Freeman said Tuesday from Florida, after his first workout with the Atlanta Braves this spring. Nor does Freeman hesitate to embrace the surprising and unusual circumstances that brought Brandon John and Maximus Turner Freeman into this world, envisioning the yarn they’ll spin someday. He hardly winces when he notes the challenges ahead in the next few years, with a 5-year-old already in tow and now two more boys to join young Charlie, whose swing already befits the progeny of a reigning National League Most Valuable Player. Watch Video: Who's next in line for MLB mega deal?įreddie Freeman, as gifted at viewing the big picture as he is with a baseball bat in his hands, will not play the role of bedraggled parent, even with two newborns at home.
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