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Braves’ Freddie Freeman Meets Trick-Or-Treater Dressed As Him

The Atlanta Braves' first baseman was trick-or-treating on Halloween with his family when he saw the young fan.

ATLANTA, GA – One little boy received an unexpected surprise on Halloween and it was all captured in a video shared on Twitter. Dressed as Atlanta Braves’ first baseman Freddie Freeman, the trick-or-treater crossed paths with the real baseball player. “Are you me for Halloween?” The boy replied with a “Yes.”

“That’s my last name and my baseball number,” said Freeman, who then proceeds to ask him if he wants to take a photo.

“This is my son and he was in shock/star struck that he came face to face with the real Freddie, who could not have been nicer!! Go Braves!” said Twitter user Rachel Barr.

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Freeman’s wife, Chelsea Freeman tweeted the video which so far has nearly 5,000 retweets and more than 4 million views.

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