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Players representing the Houston Astros in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) will not be able to enjoy the World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournament. This is because the insurance subscription failed.
U.S. media The Athletic and ESPN said on the 28th (Korea time), "Houston's Jose Altuve (36) and Carlos Correa (32) failed to purchase insurance to participate in the WBC. Therefore, he will not be able to participate in this WBC competition," he reported.
Correa represents the Puerto Rican national team. In an interview with local media, he said that if he gets hurt at the WBC tournament, he could be at risk of not receiving an annual salary of $31 million (about 44.4 billion won).
Correa said, "It's too risky to go to the WBC without insurance. "I devoted myself to preparing to play in the WBC tournament during the off-season, but I'm really upset that I couldn't play."
Altuve, a "small giant," also failed to sign up for insurance, so his participation in the WBC fell through.
Altuve had difficulty getting insurance due to his injury history. He felt pain in his right foot for two weeks at the end of the season. Eventually, he had a relatively simple right foot surgery in the offseason after the end of the season. Earlier in the 2023 WBC tournament, he suffered a broken thumb while playing as a member of Venezuela and missed the regular season for more than eight weeks that year.
Altuve said, "Just like the last two WBC tournaments, I have signed that I will do my best on the documents after playing. "It's always an honor to represent the country," he said. "I wanted to participate in this WBC competition as well. But I don't know the internal situation, but I don't think it will go my way," he said.
According to regulations made by the WBC Organizing Committee, players on the MLB 40-man roster must purchase paid insurance in case they get hurt. It is compulsory membership. If you go to the tournament and get injured while your insurance subscription has failed due to your injury history, you will not be guaranteed a salary. In the past, several superstars, including Clayton Kershaw, failed to participate in the WBC due to the lack of insurance coverage.
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