Why Playing In Toronto In World Series Will Be Special For Freddie Freeman

When Freddie Freeman takes nan section connected Friday nighttime for Game 1 of nan World Series, it will consciousness for illustration he's playing successful 1 of his homes distant from location astatine nan Rogers Centre successful Toronto. While Freeman's occupation pinch nan Dodgers successful their quest to seizure back-to-back championships will beryllium beforehand and halfway connected his mind, playing shot successful Canada, successful which he holds dual citizenship on pinch nan United States, will beryllium typical for some he and his family.

"Yeah my dada is evidently going to caput retired location tomorrow arsenic well," Freeman said Tuesday. "So it's going to beryllium beautiful special. And I'm not truthful judge nan Canadian fans, Blue Jays fans, will beryllium cheering for maine this clip astir for illustration it was successful nan World Baseball Classic nan past mates of times. But it is special."

Freeman played for Canada successful some nan 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics, changing his practice to Canada done his citizenship from his parents. Freeman's return to Toronto will besides beryllium an affectional one, fixed that he'll beryllium returning to nan metropolis wherever his mother grew up. She died aft being diagnosed pinch melanoma erstwhile he was conscionable 10 years old.

"Both my parents are calved and raised successful Canada, particularly successful nan providence of Ontario—my mom from nan Toronto area. My dada from Windsor," Freeman continued. "So, it is special. Everytime I spell there, you conscionable person this emotion wrong that you consciousness conscionable a small spot person to my mom. So I'm looking guardant to it."

And moreover though Freeman will beryllium playing against nan Blue Jays, he's still excited astir what nan squad has accomplished frankincense far, fixed his Canadian roots.

"I mean, that’s special,’" Freeman said. "When you person a full state that you cognize is down 1 team, that’s beautiful amazing. And then, obviously, what they’ve done. They’ve invested successful their team, into that stadium, nan visiting clubhouse, they’ve put a batch into the Toronto Blue Jays.

"So to conscionable spot nan metropolis travel together, and get to acquisition truthful overmuch jubilation that they had going to nan World Series for nan first clip successful 30-plus years, you cognize it’s an breathtaking time. And being from Canada, it’s beautiful cool."

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