ATLANTA, GA – JUNE 10: The Freeze races a fan in between innings during a game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets at SunTrust Park on June 10, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
MLBBy Kevin Trahan on

The Freeze has been one of the best parts of the 2017 MLB season. For the uninitiated, The Freeze is a former track star who is part of the Atlanta Braves’ ground crew and races fans wearing goggles and a blue track suit.

The fans get a massive head start, but The Freeze usually dominates them, and he gained nationwide fame after an opponent ate it during a race.

The Freeze didn’t lose a race this year until mid-June, but he’s lost some since then. And he actually lost in blowout fashion between innings of last night’s MLB All-Star Game.

This isn’t really a fair race, as the head start is arbitrary and is way too big for almost anyone, even a track star, to overcome. Plus, the opponent gets to run into their head start.

Maybe this blowout will force a reexamination of how The Freeze’s race is run, as long as he keeps getting to race.

About Kevin Trahan

Kevin mostly covers college football and college basketball, with an emphasis on NCAA issues and other legal issues in sports. He is also an incoming law student. He's written for SB Nation, USA Today, VICE Sports, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, among others. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.

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