Puerto Rico is missing 8 impact MLB players from WBC roster, including Lindor, Correa, for injury, insurance, suspension reasons originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Puerto Rico has produced so many brilliant baseball players in recent years.
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It’s just a shame many of them can’t take part in the World Baseball Classic’s 2026 edition. Team PR’s WBC roster is far from its full strength group.
Puerto Rico even considered at one point dropping out of the tournament, but that didn’t happen, and they open action in pool play on Friday.
This is a quick look at the main players Puerto Rico is missing.
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Which players is Puerto Rico missing at WBC?
The list is likely longer than this, but among the sure-thing selections are eight obvious absences:
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Lindor and Correa are the two headliners. They both were denied insurance coverage for the tournament.
It became a moot point for Lindor when he broke a hamate bone early in the spring, so he would’ve missed out either way.
Baez is absent because he had a positive marijuana test during the last tourney that keeps him suspended from this one.
Berrios, Caratini, Pagan and Diaz all had insurance issues, as well.
Hernandez, the Dodgers’ utility guy, had to pull off of the roster after having elbow surgery.
All told, a lot of big names that aren’t able to take part.
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