"Cox led the Braves for parts of 25 seasons across two separate stints as their manager, leading the franchise to 14 division titles, five National League pennants, and a World Series championship in 1995. Cox retired after the 2010 season, which was Freddie Freeman's first in the big leagues. The nine-time All-Star only played 20 games under the Hall of Fame manager, but still feels his impact to this day."
""Yeah, obviously, I woke up to it this morning," Freeman said of Cox's death before the Los Angeles Dodgers continued their series with the Braves on Saturday. "Eddie Perez actually was the first one to tell me this morning. Sad day for Braves country, all of baseball, just a good man."
""I've been thinking all morning about memories and interactions with him, and a lot of it is baseball, but I want to share my favorite memory of Bobby. "It's 2017 Spring Training, Charlie is six months old. And I think most people know the Braves used to be in Orlando, so we're at Reunion (Resort). Most people here might know Reunion on the Braves side, and we're at the golf clubhouse. Chelsea, Charlie and I were just eating a quick dinner, and Bobby, Pam and some of their family were in that clubhouse too."
""We walked in, and most of my interaction at that time with Bobby was all baseball, and to see Hall of Famer Bobby Cox, the joy on his face when he saw my six-month-old son. That's stuff I will never forget. Him and Pam just loving on Charlie while he was in the stroller, and we're just talking to Pam. Those are the fond memories I have. "Obviously baseball. I mean, not many people get to be managed at all by a Hall of Fame manager, and I got to have my first one in the big leagues be a Hall of Fame manager. And a manager who relentlessly had our backs, mine as well."
Bobby Cox, longtime Atlanta Braves manager, died at age 84. He managed the Braves for parts of 25 seasons across two stints and led the franchise to 14 division titles, five National League pennants, and a World Series championship in 1995. Cox retired after the 2010 season, when Freddie Freeman began his major league career. Freeman played only 20 games under Cox but described Cox’s influence as enduring. Freeman shared a memory from 2017 Spring Training at Reunion Resort, where Cox and his family were in the golf clubhouse and Cox showed joy when he saw Freeman’s six-month-old son. Freeman also praised Cox and Pam for affection toward the child and for consistently having players’ backs.
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