LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Freddie Freeman playfully says he wants to perform well for Canada in the World Baseball Classic to avoid being booed when he and his Braves teammates play in Canada this year. But it's long been known his primary focus will be placed on honoring the memory of his late mother's native country.
"I'm probably going to feel nerves that I haven't felt playing a baseball game for a long time," Freeman said. "I want to play so well for Canada and to honor my mother. It's going to be very fun and exciting.