Freddie Freeman is usually held in high regard amongst Canadian baseball fans.

Despite being born in California, the star first baseman has represented Canada in both the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classic as a way to honour his late mother Rosemary, who was from Peterborough, Ont.

Yet on Friday, when the Los Angeles Dodgers arrive in Toronto for Game 1 of the World Series, Freeman knows where the crowd’s allegiance will lie.

“I’m not so sure the Canadian fans, Blue Jays fans, will be cheering for me this time around like it was in the WBC the last couple times,” said Freeman to reporters via Zoom on Tuesday.

However, the potential shift in fan attitude isn’t going to taint Freeman’s feelings towards visiting his parents’ home.

“But it is special, both my parents are born and raised

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