The chance to play for his native country Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic was an easy decision for Rangers’ Rougned Odor.
So when he got the call asking if he’d mind coming off the bench instead of starting at second base he didn’t hesitate.
23 All-Star games combined for Miguel Cabrera, Jose Altuve, Victor Martinez and Carlos Gonzalez, Rougned Odor’s teammates for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Besides, Odor reasoned, what better way to spend a couple weeks this spring than watching and learning with some of the game’s greatest players, including the Astros’ Jose Altuve, the Rockies’ Carlos Gonzalez and the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez.