Braves, 1B Freeman close to contract extension

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The Atlanta Braves and first baseman Freddie Freeman are close to announcing a multiyear contract extension, sources tell FOX Sports 1 MLB Insiders Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal. 

One source said Freeman's extension could be as much as $125 million over eight years.

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