Braves fan stumbles near finish line, falls inches short of beating ‘The Freeze’ in foot race

In between one inning per sport, the Washington Nationals have president mascots take over in a foot race, and the New York Yankees entertain followers with a digital subway race.

Since 2017, Atlanta Braves followers attending video games at Truist Park have regarded ahead to 1 fortunate fan making their means onto the outfield warning observe to attempt to beat “The Freeze.”

Observe and area star Durran Dunn is presently the person behind the goggles and tracksuit. Nigel Talton debuted as “The Freeze” greater than six years in the past. Talton is a Georgia native and was a highschool and school observe star.

Throughout Thursday’s sport, a fan regarded poised at hand “The Freeze” a uncommon loss, however he squandered his possibilities when he misplaced his footing on the very finish of the race.

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Atlanta sensation “The Freeze” runs throughout the seventh-inning stretch, June 1, 2018, at SunTrust Park in Atlanta. (Wealthy von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)

Followers who step as much as the plate to compete in opposition to “The Freeze” are typically given a beneficiant head begin – often round 5 seconds. 

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However followers tumbling to defeat has turn out to be considerably of a standard prevalence as they begin to sense “The Freeze” shortly slicing into their lead.

The jumbotron put the fan’s disappointment on full show for the house crowd. And MLB’s replay even confirmed the heartbreaking defeat in sluggish movement – from a number of angles.

The Braves went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday for his or her Main League-leading 62nd win of the season.

“The Freeze” beats a contestant in a race throughout the sport between the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins at Truist Park on June 27, 2023, in Atlanta. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Pictures)

Dunn was a star athlete at Southern Mississippi the place he competed in observe and area. He at all times performed defensive again for the Golden Eagles throughout his senior yr.

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“The Freeze” will not be undefeated, however losses are uncommon. The races have additionally attracted fellow athletes to see in the event that they make it to the end line first. Former NFL star huge receiver Chad Ochocinco Johnson challenged “The Freeze” in 2021, with the race ending in a photograph end.