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Jorge Posada has hopes of playing for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic, but the Yankees would prefer to have the catcher physically prepared for Opening Day.
The 37-year-old Posada is currently on a throwing program in Tampa, Fla., rehabilitating the right shoulder strain that cost him most of last season. Posada underwent surgery July 30 and the Yankees are counting on him as their starting backstop next season.
“I am sure he would love to play [in the World Baseball Classic], but he is currently rehabbing from surgery and would not be ready,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.
“This will be my last chance to play for Puerto Rico, and I’m very clear on that,” Posada said. “For that reason, I’ll do anything possible to be 100 percent, because it is a dream of mine to wear that uniform.”
The Yankees can’t afford another season of injury for Jorge Posada, so hopefully Posadsa will sit out the World Baseball Classic. The only Yankees currently slated to play in the Classic are Derek Jeter, who will represent the United States, and the trader, Alex Rodriguez, who will switch teams and play for the Dominican Republic.
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