In the last few days, Puerto Rico has suffered several slaps in the face in connection with the World Baseball Classic, which will begin in the coming weeks.
For what? Because lots of players are told no to play.
Victor Caratini, Alexis Diaz, Emilio Pagan,
Several of them had said yes or wanted to say yes, but were either told no by their Major club or by insurance companies. If a player cannot get insurance, he will lose his salary for missed matches in the Majors if he is injured at the World Classic.
What’s annoying there is that it’s hard to understand why certain players were told no. Lindor, for example, is not injury prone…and the insurance companies said no.
Yes, he had surgery this winter on his elbow, but he will have no restrictions during Mets camp.
Some people see this as a problem: if you are not the United States or Japan, you will be told no. We will not make too much effort to insure players (Jose Altuve, from Venezuela, is another example) from other countries.
Is this justified? Your answer is as good as mine.
In Puerto Rico, things suck. There will be Ultimately matches presented in their country and the locals will not have an optimal lineup due to the fact that insurance companies have said no to many players. It’s obviously hard, insuring players.
That’s why the president of the Puerto Rico baseball federation said he was considering withdrawing from the tournament.
Do you understand why Puerto Ricans want to do this? On the contrary, do you find that it feels a bit “baby” and that not having optimal training is not a reason to leave?
It’s going to get people talking, in any case.
