<span>Free Energy is a thermodynamic quantity given by the subtraction between the internal energy of a system and the product of its absolute temperature and entropy. </span><span> In physics, the ability to do work. </span> I may not be completely sure but compare those 2 things together and you should find your answer.
Reaction force is the ball pulling up on the Earth. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, so when the Earth pulls on the baseball, the baseball pulls back on the Earth with equal force