This is ... unexpected. Buster Olney reports:
In other news, the Yankees have retroactively sent Alex Rodriguez to the WBC, where he was totally injured by a tire iron to the knee.
Players injured during the World Baseball Classic will have their salaries paid by the WBC organization while they are unable to play for their major league teams, according to an MLB source.
That would mean that players such as Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira and Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will be paid by the WBC during their respective absences.
In other news, the Yankees have retroactively sent Alex Rodriguez to the WBC, where he was totally injured by a tire iron to the knee.
Really, though: it’s my understanding that the WBC is funded primarily by Major League Baseball, with some fairly small portion paid by the professional leagues from the various participating counties. If so, all the teams are, in effect, subsidizing Mark Teixeira’s and Hanley Ramirez’s salary for a bit. Which is weird.
