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Freddie Freeman homers in first at-bat against Braves

Freddie Freeman is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, April 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Freddie Freeman is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, April 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Updated April 19, 2022

LOS ANGELES -- Freddie Freeman was searching for his first home run in a Dodgers uniform.

It just so happened his former team came to town Monday.

You could only script this in a movie: In his first at-bat against his former team, Freeman homered off right-hander Huascar Ynoa to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The ball traveled 386 feet.

Freeman and the Braves are meeting for the first time since they split after the lockout.

Asked before the game if playing the Braves would provide closure, Freeman said: “I don’t know if any of us are really looking for closure. It’s like, I had a great 12 years. I’m not trying to close anything. I’m just trying to move on obviously. But I had so many great memories with the Braves and with those guys over there. It’s always going to be there I think over the course of the next six years.”

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