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Dustin Pedroia won’t be playing in World Baseball Classic this time around 01.15.13 at 12:37 pm ET
By Rob Bradford

Dustin Pedroia confirmed to WEEI.com Tuesday afternoon that he will not be participating in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. The Red Sox expressed concern to Team USA about the second baseman joining the team due to his recovering from injuries to his fingers (break, torn ligament).

Pedroia was part of Team USA in 2009 before straining his oblique muscle while doing flip drills before a game in Miami. (The infielder chronicled his WBC experience in a series of blogs for WEEI.com, which can be viewed by clicking here.)

Sources have confirmed that Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino has agreed to play for Team USA, having told WEEI.com during his introductory press conference that he was awaiting approval from his new team. Victorino was also a member of the ’09 team.

Major League Baseball is set to announce the WBC rosters Thursday.

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  • askj

    GOOD

  • Bruinman86

    Glad Pede is using some common sense.

  • Titletown1

    Hmmm, the punk won’t play but Victorino will. Why Red Sox?  More concerned about the tumor than the new outfielder you just signed? Some Sox more expendable than others? What message does this send? Either the Sox say all Sox players are off limits for touney or none are…

  • innovator1

    You should channel all of that anger into something profitable instead of being a nuisance and a troublemaker…I mean,do you really care that much to antagonize?

  • innovator1

    You should channel all of that anger into something profitable instead of being a nuisance and a troublemaker…I mean,do you really care that much to antagonize?

  • innovator1

    You should channel all of that anger into something profitable instead of being a nuisance and a troublemaker…I mean,do you really care that much to antagonize?

  • innovator1

    You should channel all of that anger into something profitable instead of being a nuisance and a troublemaker…I mean,do you really care that much to antagonize?

  • innovator1

    You should channel all of that anger into something profitable instead of being a nuisance and a troublemaker…I mean,do you really care that much to antagonize?

  • innovator1

    You should channel all of that anger into something profitable instead of being a nuisance and a troublemaker…I mean,do you really care that much to antagonize?

  • San Diego Dreamer

    You are such a jerk

  • San Diego Dreamer

    You are such a jerk

  • San Diego Dreamer

    You are such a jerk

  • San Diego Dreamer

    You are such a jerk

  • San Diego Dreamer

    You are such a jerk

  • Psycho1039

    isn’t it great how WEEI is not posting anything about the Francona book and the excerpt from SI

  • Psycho1039

    isn’t it great how WEEI is not posting anything about the Francona book and the excerpt from SI

  • Psycho1039

    isn’t it great how WEEI is not posting anything about the Francona book and the excerpt from SI

  • Psycho1039

    isn’t it great how WEEI is not posting anything about the Francona book and the excerpt from SI

  • not the time for this

    I WASN’T CONSULTED ON THIS AND I DO NOT LIKE IT. not one bit. 

  • not the time for this

    I WASN’T CONSULTED ON THIS AND I DO NOT LIKE IT. not one bit. 

  • mike

     think about it, Pede is coming off injury, so it makes sense not to let him play.  it doesnt always have to be negative does it?  use common sense, coming off injury vs, not coming off injury.  duh.

  • Pedro

    Victorino is a stiff, who cares what he does. He will probably injure himself a miss half the year, no big loss

  • Sean

    Who cares what victorino does. Another one of Ben’s great signing. What a joke

  • daysofthenew

    Winner.

  • http://twitter.com/Matt_kern64 Mathew Kern

    Boston is NOT your hometown.

  • http://twitter.com/Matt_kern64 Mathew Kern

    Please Tom, it would have been nice to have read a more detailed reaction to this horrible event.

  • Mathew Kerns Daddy

    you’re an idiot.. such a tragic event doesn’t require a more detailed reaction.

  • Uncle Buck

    Agreed.

  • Uncle Buck

    Grow up.

  • eli

    good point…

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