Il y a une mauvaise nouvelle pour l’équipe de Porto Rico dans la WBC. Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa et Javier Báez ne pourront pas participer en raison de problèmes d’assurance. Ils ont exploré toutes les options possibles pour participer jusqu’au tout dernier moment, mais malheureusement, cela n’a pas abouti.
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Par ogasawarabaseball
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This sucks so much for the fans and the players man
correa makes sense. baez with his injuries also. can’t quite figure out what’s keeping lindor out though, he had one minor injury from what i can see?
Rob Manfred sucks
Damn literally their biggest stars
Complete bullshit. MLB, step in and pony up the cash.
Insurance companies really do ruin a lot of shit
This is ass. Might as well not even field a team this year 😩
I was really hoping for an 11th hour miracle but man what a bummer
This tournament only happens once in a while (who tf even knows what the pattern is anymore, although I think it’s going to be every four years).
The only positive is that it opens up doors for the other teams in the Pools
This really sucks. Like, I get the risk, but it’s awful with Puerto Rico hosting this year and it probably being the most star-studded WBC to date.
I am no fan of insurance companies, but every possible option includes the owner, player, or combination of both taking on the risk, rather than an insurance company (effectively self insuring).
Congrats to MLB and the organizers on completely destroying the legitimacy of this tournament by pulling this shit to one of its most famous countries (a HOST NATION mind you) just so they can get their manufactured US Japan rematch, unreal
Let’s call it direct: MLB Owners are blocking the WBC.
They need as much bad press as possible before the contract expiration so they understand we’re not on their side. Better if Ricketts loses his election in November just as a sign of baseball solidarity. But this is just Steve Cohen having bitter taste after the injury in 2023. And it is ridiculous.
This sucks, a lot. But also a reminder that MLB teams can just…let their players play anyway and accept the risk of the contract. Insurance makes it « easier », sure, but they can also just let them play. Like they do for Winter Ball, etc.
This is insane.
Man, a Javy-less WBC is lame. This sucks.
“Insurance” gonna be the baseball word of the year
Glad I spent all that money to go to the games in san Juan. Fuck this shit.
We can say it is insurance, but really it is the team that is preventing their participation, no?
What a sham too after putting a pool in San Juan. This tourney deserves to fail at this point.
Maybe Rojas was right something is up with PR and their insurance firm they use. Why is it all the other big stars are getting it done but not them
Baseball is better than any other sport at getting in its own way.
No sport manages to self sabotage itself so effectively with decisions completely in their control.
And with that, I await next year’s lockout.
The MLB and its owners are the ones blocking this, why not have a exhibition game between Japan and USA? We could’ve avoided all this, the WBC is over because this will just happen again next time
Does the NHL insurance on their player contracts cover the Olympics?
This was, IMO the last tournament for PR to have a chance (as low as it was) to make it to the finals. By 2030 the core will be too old, and considering the lack of top prospects from Puerto Rico currently…
Puerto Rico should withdraw, as a fuck you to this whole thing
Even as a mets fan this shit is so fucked up
This tournament isn’t serious so I won’t watch it
Can someone explain this to me. Are they supposed to be insured through local insurance companies in Puerto Rico? I’m trying to figure out why this would only affect them.
This is not surprising. It’s unfortunate but they’re all over 30 with CURRENT injury concerns. If all 3 are healthy I don’t think PR makes the final anyway. It just makes it seem worse that it’s all 3, but if you analyze each individual case it’s for the best for each player.
This might be the fist time in WBC history that Puerto Rico doesn’t make it out of Group Play.
* Lindor (SS)
* Correa (3b/SS)
* Baez (2b/SS)
* Hernandez (CF)
* Carantini (C/1b)
* Berrios (SP)
* Moran (RP)
* Rios (RP)
Riley Greene and George Springer both declined invites, so they’re going to have to just pitch their way through Cuba/Canada/Colombia/Panama.
Just do a 5 game series between America and Japan at this point
They could play without the insurance is an option 🤷♂️
This is brutal for the sport.
I don’t really know what the solution is, but I think this is bullshit for the game of baseball. The whole selling point that MLB was going for with the WBC going forward was the superstars, the everyday players that everybody knows in an international setting. I feel like the players should just be able to sign a fucking waiver or something.
This is beyond bullshit. This puts a stain over the whole tournament and has really killed my interest in it. Buxton getting insured but not Lindor is ridiculous.
Interesting that the US and Japan don’t seem to have these same issues.
Why is this specifically effecting the Puerto Rican team?
Jesus christ. Im going to PR for their first game and this is devastating. As a Cubs fan I was hoping at least Javy
This, much like the battle over the years about NHL players going to the Olympics, has a lot to do with the North American sports not having a super strong international governing body like soccer (or rugby, cricket, etc) does.
As scummy as FIFA is, they carry a ton of weight in the sport. The international competitions (national teams and club competitions) are massive deals. A soccer league can’t (in most cases, see the USA not having promotion and relegation etc) get away with scoffing at FIFA’s authority like the MLB/NBA/NHL/NFL do in regards to those sports’ respective international governing bodies.
Like did you know there is a Champions League for baseball in the Americas? MLB doesn’t participate so the American Association sends a team. There’s a club world championship for basketball but we send the G-League champions or some kind of G-League all star team. It’s lame.
I don’t know anything about this stuff, as my question clearly shows, but could a player not independently buy their own policy to insure themselves?
Surely Lindor can afford a policy. Assuming this is even allowed.
That really sucks for Team Puerto Rico. Losing Lindor, Correa, and Báez is a huge hit.
Glad I got priced out of going I guess
Is this news up to date? The last I heard, the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation reversed its decision to withdraw at the MLB’s request, and insurance for key players was expected to be covered. Did that fall through after all?
a travesty for puerto rico and yet another reason to hate insurance
As a Puerto Rican what incentive would I even have to watch this shit. Our Captain can’t get approved of all people?? Every Rican should boycott attending or watching. Let them have another island host the games. MLB can fuck all the way off with the insurance requirements