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‘The Freeze’ flops at baseball’s All-Star Game

' The Freeze’ congratulates the fan who beat him in a race at the All-Star Game. The fan was given a big head start.

Credit: Rob Carr

Credit: Rob Carr

' The Freeze’ congratulates the fan who beat him in a race at the All-Star Game. The fan was given a big head start.
By Mike Luck
July 12, 2017

The Braves’ Ender Inciarte wasn’t the only Atlanta representative at baseball’s All-Star Game Tuesday night.

“The Freeze,” a member of the Braves grounds crew who dons a costume and races fans around the outfield warning track during a break in games between innings at SunTrust Park, got smoked in his first All-Star appearance.

Photos: SunTrust Park sensation 'The Freeze'

Nigel Talton,  who was a sprinter in college at Kennesaw State, gave the fan a large lead, as is his honorable custom, but he could not make up the difference this time at Marlins Park in Miami. It wasn't even close.

Take a look at the video and Twitter reaction:

About the Author

Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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