Beltway Confidential

Here’s how MLB teams should deal with World Baseball Classic injuries

By Tom Joyce
Published March 21, 2023 3:00pm ET
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Here’s how MLB teams should deal with World Baseball Classic injuries
Venezuela second baseman Jose Altuve catches a ball hit by Dominican Republic's Teoscar Hernandez during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Miami. | (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Some baseball fans love the World Baseball Classic, but the exhibition tournament is an unnecessary injury risk.

All-Stars such as Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz, and St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado have gotten hurt playing in the World Baseball Classic this year. Diaz’s injury is the worst of the bunch; he tore his right patellar tendon and could miss the entire 2023 season.

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