The last time the World Baseball Classic was played in 2017, Julio Urias was 20 years old and coming off his first season in the big leagues. Team Mexico came calling and Julio was interested, but the Dodgers front office didn’t want him to participate, so he didn’t.
Team Mexico has come calling again, and the 26-year-old veteran is hoping for a different answer from the front office this time.
Julio Urias said he has been approached about pitching for Team Mexico in next spring’s WBC but has to talk to #Dodgers front office about it. They didn’t want him to in 2017 so he didn’t
According to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register, Dodgers president Andrew Friedman is torn between two roles in the discussion of having a pitcher participate in the tournament.