Dodgers veteran becomes the latest player who won't be part of WBC.
“Today is very sad,” Rojas wrote in Spanish. “A real pity to not be able to represent my country and put this flag on my chest. On this occasion, age wasn’t just a number.” The caption was accompanied by a picture of Rojas with the Venezuelan flag draped across his back.
Rojas, who will turn 37 years old, previously was with Team Venezuela for the 2023 World Baseball Classic but did not appear in a game., Rojas is not going to be part of the 2026 international tournament because of insurance coverage issues related to his age. Miguel Rojas said he won't participate in the upcoming WBC for Venezuela. The reason why, sources said and Carlos Correa also aren't going to play in this year's World Baseball Classic because of insurance issues. Players who are on an MLB 40-man roster and wish to participate in the WBC are required to obtain insurance. The process is handled by an insurer who was agreed upon by the league and Players Association. If a player is deemed uninsurable for the event, their contract for the regular season would not be guaranteed if they missed time because an injury suffered during the WBC, unless a team agrees to waive such stipulation. That is a rarity, but did occur between the Detroit Tigers and Miguel Cabrera, so he could play with Team Venezuela in the 2023 WBC. That came with Cabrera heading into the final season of his career.Meanwhile, Mookie Betts isn't joining Team USA because his wife, Brianna, is due to give birth to the couple's third child during the WBC schedule.Roki Sasaki & Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Statuses Decided for World Baseball Classic 2026
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