Of course it was Freddie Freeman who hit a historic World Series walk-off bomb.

An eminently likable figure who has been one of the game’s faces since his rise with the Atlanta Braves. Born to Canadian parents but raised in nearby Orange County, the 36-year-old Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series last year , taking his rightful spot alongside Kirk Gibson in team history.

Freeman is also a flashpoint in a larger argument about the game. Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki and his under-market contract — people would like you to believe they’re ruining baseball.

Owners from around the league have long griped about the high-spending Dodgers, but with another lockout potentially looming next year, th

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