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Canadian?

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This is the first I have ever heard of this. According to the Braves Media Guide he was born and raised in California. Could someone provide a source on this claim? — Preceding unsigned comment added by V2micca (talk • contribs) 01:28, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He is a Canadian citizen by descent. Both of his parents were born and raised in Canada. His mother is from Toronto, while his father is from Windsor. Canadian Nationality Law automatically recognizes the children of Canadian-born citizens to be Canadian citizens automatically at birth--even if they were born outside of Canada. Freeman has also stated that he would like to play for Canada in the World Baseball Classic as a tribute to his mother.


http://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/articles/canuck-discovery-freddie-freeman/

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules_2009.asp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.13.97 (talk) 17:57, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I will continue to add this fact because it's documented as both parents were born in Canada and since that's the case, Canadian nationality law recognizes him as a citizen. In addition, he is now representing Canada internationally for the second time in baseball. Anybody with intelligence can see that the man is obviously a Canadian. Wikipedia is about documenting factual information, which is the case with Freddie Freeman being listed as Canadian, despite what all other people think. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.82.246.2 (talk) 00:03, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled

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How do you get rid of the redirect? because the Superhero that has existed for 70 years should be the main Freddy Freeman that Wikipedia should lead too. RyuKlinge (talk) 09:32, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree and fixed it.--Yankees10 15:18, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Canadian

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He was born in the U.S. of Canadian parents, but that does not give him Canadian citizenship. He might have it, but there would need to be a reference for the claim. ... discospinster talk 03:47, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it does. Canadian Citizenship law gives any person born after 1977 with Canadian parents automatic citizenship based on jus Sanguinis. If it is established he has Canadian parentage, it is also established he has Canadian citizenship. --173.32.93.209 (talk) 02:13, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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American and Canadian

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The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

On the question of whether the subject should be referred to as American and Canadian or just American in the lead, the result of the discussion was no consensus.

A tally suggests the discussion didn't reach a clear consensus. Looking at the arguments put forth does not push us into a rough consensus in either direction. There were a lot of hypotheticals and counter-factuals and comparisons to other facts posed in the discussion. While these provided valuable context and helped introduce some references and claims into the discussion, none were strong enough on their own to outweigh the guidelines referenced.

The strongest argument for "just American" was around MOS:BIOFIRSTSENTENCE, which suggests using nationality, but does not explicitly suggest using citizenship. To quote the relevant part of the referenced guideline in full Context (location, nationality, etc.) for the activities that made the person notable.

The strongest argument for "American and Canadian" was around MOS:NATIONALITY, which goes into more detail on how to provide context in the opening paragraph. The most relevant line from this guideline is In cases of public or relevant dual citizenship....

Ultimately, the discussion did not come to a consensus regarding whether the subject's participation in the World Baseball Classic (and the coverage related to it) contributed sufficiently to the subject's notability to require the context of the Canadian citizenship and identity in the lead.

As a final note, there was also a desire among multiple editors to defer to the subject's own declared identity. However given the referenced guidelines and number of participants, this idea would need stronger support to tilt the discussion.

(non-admin closure)—siroχo 10:34, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Freeman plays for the Canada team and is Canadian based on his parents birth. Others may diagree of course but find consensus to do so. Thanks! Nemov (talk) 03:46, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We use nationality, not citizenship in the lead. Freeman has never lived in Canada, but rather in the USA his entire life. The fact that he has Canadian citizenship is irrelevant. The fact that he plays for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic is also irrelevant as many players play for countries that they just have ancestors from. It's not the same as the Olympics. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 03:54, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@JDDJS There's enough support below for me to withdraw my objection. You can close with my support. Thanks! Nemov (talk) 03:49, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comment on including Canadian in the lead

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Should he be referred to as American and Canadian or just American in the lead? See MOS:ETHNICITY for the relevant policy. Note the above conversation. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 23:02, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Just American (Brought here from WP:RFC/A) - Seems that if we set precedence to include all notable persons citizenship status, we would be cluttering up a lot of articles lead sentence. Now having said that, I think its notable enough to include in the body, or maybe even further down in a lead paragraph.
MaximusEditor (talk) 20:27, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Canadian and American — When nationality is ambiguous or complex like this, I think we ought to give a large amount of deference to the subject themselves. After a brief glance, it seems like there are sources which indicate that Freeman considers his Canadian identity to be something important to him. Based on a brief glance at his bio, I personally would say he's mostly or all American. But if he himself includes "Canadian" in his identity, who am I, or who are we to tell him otherwise? NickCT (talk) 20:57, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    All the source you included points to that he cares deeply about his late mother who was a Canadian. People keep pointing to him playing for the World Baseball Classic for Canada while ignoring that they have very loose requirements for what country you can play for and many players have played for teams that aren't considered to be their nationality. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 03:12, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Well to be fair he has stated how proud he is to wear a jersey that has Canada on it and how he started crying during the national anthem https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yI0JvmS7ceI Black roses124 (talk) 23:57, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Also WBC requirements aren’t exceptionally out of the ordinary loose they are as loose as FIFA requirements and FIBA requirements. Black roses124 (talk) 00:36, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Black roses124 That is completely false. FIFA has strict rules that limit what country players can represent. Generally you can't represent a country that you've never lived in the FIFA. As long as you have some traceable to the county in question, the WBC generally allows players to play for any country that they want to, and it is not at all uncommon for players to switch to a different team in a new tournament. While there have been controversies over country eligibility in FIFA, there's been no significant cases of any player being denied eligibility for whatever country they wanted to play for. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 02:44, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I respectfully disagree sir FIFA is the most loose they allow you to play for a country you were born in, a country your parents were born in, or a country your grandparents were born in. They even have a one-time switch clause so you can switch senior national teams if you choose. Also even if you, your parents, and grandparents were not born in a country even if you aren’t a citizen as long as you lived there continuously for five years or if you arrived in country before the age of ten than three years of continuous residency you can play for the national team. From what I know of WBC you can’t play for a country you aren’t a citizen of or join a national team of your grandparent. Black roses124 (talk) 03:09, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Black roses124 You clearly don't much about the WBC. Citizenship is not at all a requirement to play for the team. Plenty of people play for teams of a grandparent. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 16:13, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Well then it brings me back to the original point of “WBC requirements aren’t exceptionally out of the ordinary loose they are as loose as FIFA requirements and FIBA requirements.” Black roses124 (talk) 17:09, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Dude you clearly don’t know much about the WBC heres the website you can’t play for country of your grandparent in WBC you can only play for parent country, and if you or your parents weren’t born in the country you have to have citizenship or permanent residency something FIFA doesn't require to play for their respective national team. So much for your “People keep pointing to him playing for the World Baseball Classic for Canada while ignoring that they have very loose requirements for” complaint WBC is more strict than FIFA https://www.mlb.com/news/world-baseball-classic-rules-and-regulations-2023 142.113.184.3 (talk) 08:41, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @JDDJS: - re "All the source you included points to that he cares deeply about his late mother who was a Canadian" - The source I linked said "his parents ... ensured he knew the value of being a Canadian". I don't know how'd you'd read that, and not infer that Freeman values being Canadian. NickCT (talk) 13:57, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Can anyone point to a single neutral source that talks about him being Canadian outside of the context of the world baseball classic? As stated numerous times here, players very often play in that league for countries that we wouldn't consider their nationality. Yeah, of course they're going to talk about it during the classic, especially considering the fact that he's the most high profile player playing for Canada by a long shot, but that doesn't make him notable as a Canadian. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 03:17, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep the current "American and Canadian" or similar note such as "American-Canadian" and "Canadian-American". This would be to respect the long-standing status quo, RS usage, and his own statements of family connection and affinity there (incl. standing for the Canadian national anthem). I do see "Canadian-American" at Sports Illustrated, and "American-Canadian" at CBC.ca as examples. Overall I think the edge is enough that the existing phrase should be left alone. Cheers Markbassett (talk) 20:30, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    A Canadian news source is far more likely to be biased towards mentioning someone's Canadian citizenship regardless of it being relevant. The Sport's Illustration article mentions his Canadian citizenship only because it was relevant since they were speculating on him potentially playing for the one MLB team based on Canada (which he didn't do in the end). JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 02:47, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You can complain about Canadian news source bias, but they might as well equally complain about American news source bias against mentioning someone's Canadian citizenship. NickCT (talk) 14:11, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Canadian and American RS usage, and his own statements of family connection and affinity per Markbassett and I think we ought to give a large amount of deference to the subject themselves. per NickCT. Pincrete (talk) 07:28, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Canadian and American per @NickCT Homerethegreat (talk) 09:18, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Mention of walk-off grand slam in lead

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@Kelia805: why did you remove this?

In October 2024, he became the first player in history to hit a walk-off grand slam in the World Series.

It's extremely notable and turned a pending loss into a spectacular win. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 21:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because the beginning section is an overview of the player’s career. It’s not meant to highlight specific individual moments. That’s what the 2024 section is for, where the walk-off grand slam is already notated. Kelia805 (talk) 21:24, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, of course, but this is his career highlight. We usually mention such things in the lead. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 21:42, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is WP:RECENTISM at play here. How important will that grand slam be after the Yankees take the next four games to win the series (*knocks on wood*)? – Muboshgu (talk) 21:38, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's like the holder of a world record. The record stands until someone else breaks it. We always mention the world record in their lead, and this is a similar situation, recentism be damned. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 21:42, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yea.. wait till the Yankees get swept and the you can mention it as a key moment. :) Spanneraol (talk) 21:48, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well.... this has relevance both here and at the World Series article, and it is already mentioned there as a "key moment". It is automatically, regardless of possible significance to anything else, or total lack of significance to anything else, a very "key moment" for Freeman, hence the mention here. Recentism has relevance when deciding about mention of this event in relation to other things, and in this case that is the World Series, but recentism has zero relevance for documenting its significance for Freeman. It happened. Period. We document it, and it's important enough to be worthy of mention in the lead. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 22:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
BTW, the "world record" analogy breaks down, because this one cannot be beaten or surpassed. His feat will always be "the first in a World Series game". The value of that ball could easily pass $4 million. See this about a possible auction of the ball, when located. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 22:29, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 October 2024

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Hi, there is an error about the world series games Freeman has won. It says he won in 2020, but that is wrong. He won in 2021 with the Braves. He only joined the Dodgers last year. Please fix this. 73.215.28.171 (talk) 04:17, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done Skynxnex (talk) 14:42, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 October 2024 (2)

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Freeman won WS in 2021 not 2020 please change thanks FA5 Ghost (talk) 04:20, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done Skynxnex (talk) 14:42, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 October 2024 (3)

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Change World Series Champion years from “2020, 2024” to “2021, 2024” 2600:6C5A:59F0:2040:2464:E8F4:3AFE:4F5D (talk) 04:24, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done Skynxnex (talk) 14:43, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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