“I didn't get any calls last offseason, didn't really get any calls last spring training either,” he said. Jansen spent 17 years in the Dodgers organization, including the last 12 in the majors.Īs Freeman reflected on the Braves’ efforts to retain him, he sounded disappointed. “You spend 15 years in an organization, 12 in the big leagues, a lot of memories are made.” “I’ve been trying to think of how this was going to go in my head with these questions,” Freeman said. Jansen probably will acknowledge feeling something similar in the next couple of days when he’s introduced by the Braves.įreeman sounded genuinely excited about joining the Dodgers but also as if he were still working through his breakup with the only franchise he had known. Those could have been Jansen’s words about when he learned Freeman agreed to a six-year, $162-million contract with the Dodgers on Wednesday night. Go back and re-read that quote in Jansen’s voice. “To be honest, I was blindsided,” Freeman said.
He also admitted he was disappointed the Braves didn’t want him.įreeman said he was working out in Newport Beach on Monday when he received word the Braves traded for Matt Olson to replace him as their first baseman. He laughed about how he was teased by his new teammates for reporting to camp in a suit. He spoke about how delighted he was to return to his native Southern California and play in front of his 67-year-old father and 86-year-old grandfather. Hours before the Braves announced their one-year, $16-million agreement with Jansen on Friday, the Dodgers introduced Freeman at their spring training complex.
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Now, they have traded teams, Freeman the new first baseman of the Dodgers and Jansen the new closer of the World Series champion Braves. Kenley Jansen spent his career in the Dodgers organization. (Nick Wass Charlie Riedel / Associated Press)įreddie Freeman spent his career in the Atlanta Braves organization. for Atlanta as former Braves star Freddie Freeman gets settled in with the Dodgers. There are plenty of reasons why Kenley Jansen, left, is leaving L.A.
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