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Dodgers-Braves: Freddie Freeman booed, robbed of playoff home run in front of his former home fans in Atlanta

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves are locked in a tightly contested National League Division Series, with Game 3 at Truist Park set to decide the momentum after a 3-2 Braves win in Game 2 evened the series at one game apiece. The matchup takes on added emotional weight for former Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, who now plays for the Dodgers and faced a mix of reactions from his hometown crowd in Atlanta.

Freeman’s postseason power surge continued with a 375-foot home run in Game 2, bringing him one homer away from breaking Jose Altuve’s playoff record, though his celebration was cut short when Braves right fielder Mauricio Dubón made a spectacular climbing-wall-style catch to rob him of a game-tying or go-ahead homer. The Braves’ bullpen, stretched thin by their pitching depth issues, will need to hold strong again as Chris Sale takes the mound for Atlanta in a high-stakes Game 3.

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Mauricio Dubón makes spectacular catch to rob Dodgers' Freddie Freeman of a home run