US EditionWorld Baseball Classic Important for Competing Twins
Injuries forced some Minnesota Twins players out, but others will represent five countries, highlighting personal and family connections in the World Baseball Classic.
- On March 5, four, and potentially five, Twins will depart Fort Myers, Fla., for the World Baseball Classic, including WBC veteran Gio Urshela, who played for Colombia in 2017 and 2023.
- With Tommy John surgery and other injuries, several planned Twins participants pulled out, including Pablo López who had surgery Wednesday, Taj Bradley and Liam Hendriks who withdrew, and Joe Ryan with back inflammation.
- Non-Roster invitees secured international roster spots via ancestry and paperwork; Dan Altavilla will compete for Italy after proving eligibility through his great‑grandfather and Ellis Island records, and Matt Bowman qualified for Israel after Dean Kremer identified his eligibility.
- Byron Buxton accepted Team USA's November invitation from manager Mark DeRosa and arrives fully healthy after his most productive season, and Team USA will train in Arizona before pool play in Houston.
- Buxton said `stuff didn't line up` before and that he `wasn't going to miss out again`, while some Twins selections remained unconfirmed as of Friday.
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World Baseball Classic important for competing Twins
In the wake of receiving the news he was most likely going to have to undergo elbow surgery, Pablo López went through a list of those he felt he had let down: himself, the Twins, his family. If all that wasn’t enough, he added his country to the list. López was committed to pitch for Venezuela in the upcoming World Baseball Classic before he injured his right elbow early in spring training. Among the many things that had been ripped away from hi…
World Baseball Classic important to competing Twins
In the wake of receiving the news that he was most likely going to have to undergo elbow surgery, Pablo López went through a list of those he felt he had let down: himself, the Twins, his family. If all that wasn’t enough, he added his country to the list. López was committed to pitch for Venezuela in the upcoming World Baseball Classic before he injured his right elbow early during spring training. Among the many things that suddenly had been r…
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