Atlanta Braves Freddie Freeman: 5 Things You May Not Have Known About #5

May 7, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) hits an RBI double in the third inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports

The long sleeves that you wear underneath your Atlanta Braves jersey on game day has become kind of iconic to your image.  When did you start wearing these and what was the cause for this action?

“I started wearing long sleeves in 2010 and it was partly for my mother because she passed away from melanoma skin cancer.  It was a little tribute to my mother and also obviously I have the redish hair, pale skin and moles on my arms. It started out where on a day game, we couldn’t find sunscreen but I had long sleeves and I just put those on just to block the sun from hitting my arms.  Then I just got really comfortable with it and started wearing them everyday.  All those things went into it and now I cannot play baseball without sleeves on, it’s just kind of my thing now.”