It was a decision that was questioned here on White Cleat Beat due to the poor season that Gray had with the Oakland Athletics in 2016, especially when it is compared with the season he had in 2015.
Gray went from being the A’s ace, finishing third in the American League Cy Young Award voting in 2015 to spending two separate stints on the disabled list in 2016 while posting a 5.69 ERA on the year.
Sunday it was announced by A’s general manager David Forst that Gray will not be playing in this year’s World Baseball Classic.