Nolan Smith is a big baseball fan. Despite being a Savannah, Ga., native, his favorite team is the New York Yankees. New York’s season came to an end in early October at the hands of the Boston Red Sox.
Yet Smith still found joy in watching the Atlanta Braves win their first championship in 26 years. In part, it’s because his dad is a massive Braves fan. But he also enjoyed getting to see his teammates getting to enjoy a championship run, one he himself hopes to participate in as a member of the Georgia team.
Smith further expounded on how much he appreciates Freddie Freeman, the leader of the Atlanta Braves, and all he did for his team.
“That’s one of those guys that stuck out with that program. That’s something we do here,” Smith said. “A lot of guys stick around for fifth and sixth years. To see him win it and stuck the ball in his back pocket, I’ll never forget that.”
Like the Braves, there’s some debate about who is the best player on the Georgia defense. There’s a number of different answers you could give and on any given day you could be proven right. Austin Riley, Max Fried, Jordan Davis or Nakobe Dean. There’s no super-duper star — at least with no Ronald Acuña Jr. available — just a collection of great players elevating the entire team.
But like the Atlanta Braves, there’s little doubt as to who the leader of the group is.
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