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Braves' Freeman hopes to honor late mom, play for Canada (The Associated Press)

TORONTO (AP) -- Freddie Freeman plans to look around downtown Toronto before the Atlanta Braves play the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon.

But instead of taking in the typical tourist sights, the Atlanta first baseman has just one structure on his must-see list - the building where his late mother, Rosemary, spent a lot of time.

''I'm going to walk around, see the high-rise where she worked, take that in,'' Freeman said Saturday before homering for the second straight day against the Blue Jays. ''That will be good for me.