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July 5, 2017 at 4:06AM
This is a 2016 photo of Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves baseball team. This image reflects the Atlanta Braves active roster as of Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, in Kissimmee, Fla., when this image was taken. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ORG XMIT: FLJR1
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OUT LOUD

"I saw it live and in person for five years. You've got to locate or he's going to get a hit."

— Mets manager Terry Collins, after Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy had four hits and five RBI while raising his career batting average against his former team to .405.

GAME OF NUMBERS

20

Leadoff home runs as a Met for Jose Reyes, one off Curtis Granderson's team record.

3

Career multihomer games for the A's Yonder Alonso, all this season.

3

Homers for Stephen Vogt in five games since joining the Brewers.

back so sooN?

Freddie Freeman

3B, Atlanta

Freeman, who was expected to miss 10 weeks after breaking his left wrist May 17, was reinstated for Tuesday's game, about three weeks early. Freeman spent the past few days on a rehab assignment in Class AAA, where he had only five at-bats but said he had no problems swinging a bat.

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