Orioles reliever Vidal Nuno has decided not to pitch as a starter for the Mexican team in the World Baseball Classic after manager Buck Showalter expressed concern about him naking a dramatic change in his spring preparations.
Nuno, who was acquired from the Dodgers two weeks ago, has been asked to move from the bullpen to Team Mexico's starting rotation because the Mexican team had one of its starters pull out of the tournament. If he had accepted the role, he would have joined former Oriole starting pitchers Miguel Gonzalez and Yovani Gallardo in the rotation.