MESA, Ariz. - A’s left fielder Khris Davis, who is on Team Mexico’s roster for the World Baseball Classic, is strongly leaning toward not participating in the event, The Chronicle has learned.
Davis, who is likely to address his WBC status on Sunday morning when he reports to Oakland’s camp, wants to focus on preparing for the regular season, according to sources.
Davis led the team with 42 homers last year in his first season with Oakland, the most by an A’s player in 17 years, despite getting off to a slow start, batting .