Braves bring Christmas in July to local kids

ATLANTA — Adolfo Julian doesn’t follow baseball closely.

But when members of the Braves entered the 17-year-old’s room at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite on Friday morning, he still found himself awestruck.

“This morning was amazing,” Julian said. “I just saw a baseball player come into my room, and then he surprised me with a bunch of gifts. We had a fun chit-chat, and he told me a little bit about himself and I told him a little bit about myself. Meeting the rest of the players is extremely cool.”

Boys and girls throughout the hospital shared a similar experience, as Braves players, coaches and wives bounced from room to room delivering toys collected during the Braves Wives Toy Drive as a part of their annual Christmas in July visit.

Chase d’Arnaud, Mike Foltynewicz, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Marksberry, Anthony Recker and Brandon Snyder were the players who participated in the event. Pitching coach Roger McDowell, hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and manager Brian Snitker joined …

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