“There’s no bad blood,” Freeman said before Acuña’s comments. His words prompted a response from Freeman on MLB Network the next day. in an interview said he had “a lot” of clashes with Freeman and won’t miss him.
Then, on Wednesday night, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. “Why would I be mad? Knowing Andrew, he does everything he can to help his team with in a championship. Jansen preferred to stay in Los Angeles but said he shrugged off the disappointment, though he admitted he found it strange watching Craig Kimbrel close out the Dodgers’ win Friday on television. Freeman was hurt by the Braves’ decision to not re-sign him. Then Freeman and Jansen changed sides in a span of 48 hours last month. The Braves won in 2021, toppling the favorite Dodgers before claiming their first championship in 26 years.
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The Dodgers won in 2020, overcoming a 3-1 deficit in the Texas bubble en route to their first World Series title in 32 years. The last two encounters came in the NLCS the last two seasons. The clubs have met in the postseason in three of the last four years. “If it creates more buzz, whatever, that’s fine with us.” “I don’t think we care much in the clubhouse, but I think rivalries, so to speak, different things, are good for the game, for sure,” Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw said last week. The six games will be must-watch television on a national scale. But few regular season series this year will be hyped as the two between the two contenders. The Braves have their foes in the National League East.
The San Diego Padres are like the annoying little brother. The San Francisco Giants remain the Dodgers’ nemesis.
“It’s going to take a while.”ĭodgers and Braves might not be a full-blown rivalry just yet. “Believe me, I still say ‘our’ and ‘we’ talking about the Braves,” Freeman said last week.