Brian Cashman is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to first base this winter.

The New York Yankees are interested in bringing back Anthony Rizzo, but they’ve also been linked to trading for Oakland A’s slugger Matt Olson.

But now there’s a new name to the search, as the Yankees have met with the camp of Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman.

Freeman is a month removed from leading the Braves to the World Series and two seasons removed from winning the 2020 NL MVP Award and is considered one of the top free agents on the market.

However, as Heyman mentioned, the Braves do seem likely to retain Freeman despite the fact that he rejected a five-year offer from the team last week.

Freeman has made it well known that he’d love to stay with the Braves, but it doesn’t mean teams like the Yankees won’t stop from meeting with him and asking what he’s interested in doing.

It would be a shock to see Freeman play anywhere else other than the Braves given how much Freeman means to the city and to that organization.

With that said, given how the Yankees want to spend this winter, you can never say never.

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