Spring training's loss is WBC's gain as viewership jumps

Many of Major League Baseball's biggest stars, like Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani, aren't playing in spring training.

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Shohei Ohtani of Japan throws during the fifth inning of the quarterfinal game between Italy and Japan at the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Shohei Ohtani of Japan throws during the fifth inning of the quarterfinal game between Italy and Japan at the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, March 16, 2023.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Many of Major League Baseball’s biggest stars, like Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani, aren’t playing in spring training. They’re in the World Baseball Classic.

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