Archive for 2013 World Baseball Classic
Heyman: Mark Teixeira will participate in WBC
Posted by: | CommentsVia Jon Heyman: Mark Teixeira will suit up for Team USA during the World Baseball Classic in March. He’ll be joined on the team by Andy Pettitte. Robinson Cano (Dominican Republic) and Frankie Cervelli (Italy) are also scheduled to play in the tournament.
Teixeira, 32, has a history of starting the regular season slowly, so maybe the WBC will help get him on track a little earlier than usual. Then again, I feel like we say something similar before every season. Those four guys are likely to be the only Yankees to play in the tournament unless David Robertson sneaks onto the USA roster, which will be officially announced on Thursday. I suppose Josh Spence could crack the Australia roster as well. Hiroki Kuroda and Ichiro Suzuki have already announced they will not play for Japan (the two-time defending WBC champs) while CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera are all coming off surgeries. I believe the club can prevent them from playing.
Heyman: Pettitte will participate in WBC
Posted by: | CommentsVia Jon Heyman: Andy Pettitte will be part of the Team USA pitching staff during the World Baseball Classic in March. He’ll be joined by R.A. Dickey and Ryan Vogelsong in the rotation.
I’m surprised the Yankees gave Pettitte the okay to participate in the tournament, but I suppose they have more than enough trust in him to do what’s necessary to prepare for the season. Then again, I don’t even know if they had to consent. Andy probably wanted to pitch for Team USA in what figures to be his final season. It’ll be fun to see him pitching in the WBC, but I will be a bit nervous until he makes it through the thing in one piece.
Robinson Cano will play in 2013 World Baseball Classic
Posted by: | CommentsMLB confirmed Robinson Cano will play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic next spring. Here’s the list of 23 players who are confirmed for the tournament so far. With Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, and Mariano Rivera all coming off surgery and Hiroki Kuroda already pulling out of the event, there’s a chance Cano will be the team’s only big league WBC representative. I suppose David Robertson could crack the Team USA bullpen, but that’s really it.
