Beltre won’t play in World Baseball Classic (AP)

February 28th, 2009

Seattle Mariners' Adrian Beltre, left, runs past Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Brad Ausmus, right, to score on a double by Bryan LaHair during the third inning of a spring training baseball game Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, in Peoria, Ariz. The Mariners won the game 18-2. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - The Mariners told Adrian Beltre he can't play for his native Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic because he hasn't fully recovered from surgery last fall.