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If you’re going to The Freeze, you better be able to run – and run fast.
Unfortunately for one Atlanta Braves fan on Thursday, he taunted The Freeze, and it blew up spectacularly.
During Braves games, The Freeze runs a fan along the warning track in the outfield. The fan always has a huge head start, but The Freeze almost always catches up and wins the race.
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A fan runs The Freeze between innings of a game between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on August 9, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images)
This fan, as he started running down the left field foul line while getting a head start, decided to turn around and blow The Freeze a kiss. Big mistake.
The fan then started to run but did not reach its maximum speed. He then turned around, saw The Freeze quickly gaining ground, and shifted into high gear.
Unfortunately for him, it was too little, too late.
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A fan runs the Freeze during the 95th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia on July 15, 2025. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)
The Freeze blew by the fan and returned the favor, blowing him a kiss as he passed.
After leaving the fan in the dust, The Freeze turned on the cruise control and slowed it down a bit before crossing the finish line along the foul line in right field.
The Braves themselves are trying to avoid looking like the fans and blowing a big lead. They are 61-42 and lead the National League East by 5.5 games against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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A competitor participates in the Freeze during a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox at Truist Park on May 31, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)
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While 5.5 games is a solid lead, on May 22 the Braves led the division by 10.5 games. The Braves have since stabilized after going through a slump in June.
They beat the Baltimore Orioles (50-54) 7-6 on Friday and will look to win Game 2 of the three-game series on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. ET.
