I had an amazing time representing our country wish I could take the ball one more time but it's out of my control. We're in good hands tho!
While Archer was disappointed he wasn't returning to the Classic, Rays manager Kevin Cash was happy to have him back in camp.
"I think he texted me at 5:30 this morning saying that he was not going, so I don't really know any details other than that," Cash said. "But we're excited to have him here and keep him on the schedule that we had initially talked about. Archer's had a really good spring and whether he went and pitched or not, we like where he's at.