Freddie Freeman makes funny guest appearance on Ronald Acuña’s instagram story

Braves infielder Freddie Freeman and outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)
Braves infielder Freddie Freeman and outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman dropped into Ronald Acuña Jr.’s Instagram Live to tell him to get a move on as the team embarks on a road trip.

When you watch highlights of professional athletes, it’s easy to get caught up in their larger-than-life personas.

They produce feats of incredible speed, strength and skill so often, you can forget they’re just humans with unique jobs.

So it’s extra hilarious when mundane aspects of real life turn into reminders that baseball players, for instance, are people too.

Enter the Braves’ Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuña Jr.

When Acuña Jr. was chatting it up on Instagram, his teammate Freddie Freeman cut in to tell him he was holding up the entire team because he hadn’t delivered his bags.

Freddie Freeman had to ping Ronald Acuña Jr. about holding up the Braves

We’ve all been there, getting ready for a trip and getting distracted, only to have a family member or friend chastise us for holding up the train.

Travel is still travel, whether you’re vacationing or heading to a rival ballpark.

The Braves are on their way to Philadelphia to start a six-game road trip, including a series with the Phillies and the Marlins.

They just finished up a 2-1 series against the Dodgers, moving closer to getting their record back to .500. They sit 28-29 at second place in the NL East.

Freeman gets to order his teammate around because he’s coming off an MVP season. He’s having a bit of a slump this season, though, batting .229/.358/.449. He’s still second for Atlanta with 13 home runs so far.

It’s fitting he was the one doing the poking since the 31-year-old is almost a decade Acuña Jr.’s senior.

Acuña Jr. may have been slowing the Braves’ trip, but he’s been anything but a burden batting leadoff for Atlanta. He is leading the National League in home runs and runs this year while batting .278/.386/.598.

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