Braves star Freeman honors mom by playing for Canada in WBC (Yahoo Sports)

Freddie Freeman was born and raised in Southern California and blossomed into a star with the Atlanta Braves. ''Every day here, it's about my mom because I'm doing this for her,'' Freeman said this week. The 27-year-old Freeman made his debut with Canada on Tuesday in an exhibition game against the Toronto Blue Jays that Canada won 7-1.