Yeah the WBC is important. It could really help grow the sport in other countries like Canada/UK/Europe where they don’t give a s*** about Baseball.
Really hoping the Diaz injury doesn’t hurt the growth of the WBC going forward.
I think they need to strongly consider changing the timing of the tournament though. Should probably take place after the World Series. That way if there’s an injury the player would have all offseason to heal, and it wouldn’t affect a team’s WS chances. Also if guys are tired after the grind of 162 and choose to go home instead, let em.