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Galvis pulls out of World Baseball Classic with injury

Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis will not play for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.

Galvis has a tight groin. It’s not serious, and he probably still could’ve played, but the decision was made to stay with the Phillies in Clearwater, most likely to heal his body and not put too much strain on it.

Which is smart. It’s a shame he’s not playing in the WBC, and I wouldn’t have cared if he still went for it, but this is ultimately the smart, long-view decision.

The Venezuela team includes Phillies Jeanmar Gomez, Odubel Herrera and Edubray Ramos. Read more about Phils and the WBC here.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.