Pictured: The WBC

If you missed the World Baseball Classic, you missed one hell of a good time. It only helps that foreign stars get a chance to shine because all the US high-caliber free agents and/or their teams are terrified of getting injured. Good news, WBC fans. According to the league, the WBC did not bust in and injure everybody.

There were 69 players on disabled lists at the start of the season Sunday, down from 106 last year and 97 in 2007. The only lower total since the major leagues expanded to 30 teams in 1998 was when there were 66 in 2006, the commissioner’s office said Monday.

Rob Manfred, MLB’s executive vice president of labor relations, said the figure counters those who say the World Baseball Classic causes more players to get hurt.

Haters gonna hate.

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Rick Vaughn espn, injuries