This was the nightmare scenario.
One of the things that supporters of the World Baseball Classic touted was teammates on Major League Baseball teams potentially facing off in the tournament while representing their countries.
The downside is that one of those players could get hurt during the competition. And, well, no one could have foreseen what happened Saturday in Jalisco, Mexico.
Royals catcher Drew Butera tried to score the winning run for Team Italy in the bottom of the ninth inning against Team Venezuela. Unfortunately, Butera ran into the left knee of Venezuela catcher Salvador Perez, his teammate with the Royals.