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'Tis the season for both major league and minor league baseball teams to release their promotional schedule for the upcoming season.
As is the case every year, the promotions are ranging from simple and poignant, such as the Seattle Mariners announcing Ken Griffey Jr. weekend on the heels of his Hall of Fame election, to creative and outright crazy, which brings us to this*Atlanta Braves promotion that was confirmed on Wednesday.*
[Elsewhere: Kyle Schwarber's moonshot homer taken down from Wrigley scoreboard]
For those who may not remember this story, it happened just about two years ago when Atlanta was hit with an unusual snowstorm that paralyzed the city.
Among those left stranded was Braves star Freddie Freeman, who was forced to abandon his car after getting stuck in traffic for several hours.*Meanwhile, former teammate Chipper Jones was at home pondering taking his four-wheeler out on a few rescue missions. When Jones learned of Freeman's plight, he donned his camo and took off, eventually bringing Freeman back to safety.
Fortunately for us, the rescue was chronicled by Freeman, Jones and Jones' wife Taylor, and now it has inspiried the early frontrunner for Bobblehead of the Year. *
[Elsewhere: Jessica Mendoza joins Sunday Night Baseball in ESPN shuffle]
The giveaway is scheduled for May 28 when the Braves host the Miami Marlins. Only the first 20,000 fans will be lucky enough to take one of those bad boys home, so we highly recommend getting those tickets now and figuring out plans to camp out at Turner Field several days in advance. If nothing else, it will be a nice consolation after losing Powerball again.*
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As is the case every year, the promotions are ranging from simple and poignant, such as the Seattle Mariners announcing Ken Griffey Jr. weekend on the heels of his Hall of Fame election, to creative and outright crazy, which brings us to this*Atlanta Braves promotion that was confirmed on Wednesday.*
Yes! @RealCJ10 rescuing @FreddieFreeman5 will be forever remembered in bobblehead form: https://t.co/HVud5vqWvv pic.twitter.com/whru6eUkQN
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) January 13, 2016
Indeed, this one is quite creative.*— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) January 13, 2016
[Elsewhere: Kyle Schwarber's moonshot homer taken down from Wrigley scoreboard]
For those who may not remember this story, it happened just about two years ago when Atlanta was hit with an unusual snowstorm that paralyzed the city.
Among those left stranded was Braves star Freddie Freeman, who was forced to abandon his car after getting stuck in traffic for several hours.*Meanwhile, former teammate Chipper Jones was at home pondering taking his four-wheeler out on a few rescue missions. When Jones learned of Freeman's plight, he donned his camo and took off, eventually bringing Freeman back to safety.
Fortunately for us, the rescue was chronicled by Freeman, Jones and Jones' wife Taylor, and now it has inspiried the early frontrunner for Bobblehead of the Year. *
I'm thinking abt sending @RealCJ10 on rescue runs..any takers? Rescuing @FreddieFreeman5 now... pic.twitter.com/WjFuT8qyBV
— Taylor Jones (@lilgeorgiapeach) January 29, 2014
— Taylor Jones (@lilgeorgiapeach) January 29, 2014
Thank goodness for @RealCJ10 ! Saved me on a 4 wheeler! pic.twitter.com/ljXDEULJC9
— Freddie Freeman (@FreddieFreeman5) January 29, 2014
— Freddie Freeman (@FreddieFreeman5) January 29, 2014
He hugged me the whole way home!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) January 29, 2014
We're hoping that last tweet will be a point of emphasis on this bobblehead.— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) January 29, 2014
[Elsewhere: Jessica Mendoza joins Sunday Night Baseball in ESPN shuffle]
The giveaway is scheduled for May 28 when the Braves host the Miami Marlins. Only the first 20,000 fans will be lucky enough to take one of those bad boys home, so we highly recommend getting those tickets now and figuring out plans to camp out at Turner Field several days in advance. If nothing else, it will be a nice consolation after losing Powerball again.*
More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports:
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