Astros’ Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa not insured, to miss WBC
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Altuve, who had an offseason procedure on his right foot, will not play for Venezuela in the WBC because of insurance reasons, according to The Athletic. He missed more than eight weeks of the 2023 season after suffering a fractured thumb in the World Baseball Classic.
“I signed the paper that I’m willing to go and play like I did for in the last two WBCs,” Altuve told The Athletic on Saturday. “It’s always an honor to represent my country. I played in the last one and the one before and I’m trying to do it in this one. I don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, but it seems like this year it’s not up to me.”
Correa, who returned to the Astros at the trade deadline last season, said he talked to owner Jim Crane and was told to just “focus on the team and spring training” and that the team “had too many injuries [in 2025].”
The World Baseball Classic will take place in Houston, Miami, Tokyo and San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the semifinals and championship game in Miami.
