Here's one way to get Braves fans excited about the 2016 season: Create a bobblehead of Chipper Jones saving Freddie Freeman on an ATV.
On May 28, the Braves will give the first 20,000 fans inside the gates of Turner Field a bobblehead of the iconic Braves slugger rescuing the Atlanta first baseman during Georgia's disastrous 2014 snowstorm.
Atlanta essentially shut down in January 2014 due to snow and ice coating the roads, leaving many stranded on the highway. Freeman, who lives close to Jones, called him for help after he spent 13 hours trying to get home from the stadium.
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"He said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll come get you,’" Freeman said of Jones. "Next thing I know, he came whipping around in a four-wheeler and picked me up. I just left my car there for a couple of days. It’s a cool story now, but at the time, it was not too fun.”
They made it home safe and sound! #thankful @RealCJ10 @FreddieFreeman5 pic.twitter.com/KBO59VL1HU
— Taylor Jones (@lilgeorgiapeach) January 29, 2014