The Opening Day nod is a huge honor, even if it's just one game out of 162
Hoskins was injured on a non-contact play in Clearwater
The Yankees have led the list since its inception in 1998
Lowrie returned to Oakland for his final season in 2022
The recently wrapped 2023 tournament showcased many of MLB's top position players
Wainwright, who pitched for Team USA in the WBC, will open the 2023 MLB season on the injured list
Concerns have arisen that top MLB players are skipping the WBC over the timing; is there another answer?
With Ohtani's free agency looming, the Angels are on the clock to convince him to stay
With the WBC over, let's take a look at the good (Japan), the bad (injuries) and the confusing (run quotients)
Altuve was hit in the hand during an at-bat in the World Baseball Classic
Álvarez made his MLB debut last year and was in contention for the starting catching job in spring training
The spring training experiment has seen game times drop by about 25 minutes on average
Ohtani, the 2023 World Baseball Classic MVP, was picked as the tournament's top pitcher and DH
Ohtani hit .435 and pitched a 1.86 ERA throughout the tournament
Trout was one of the first American players to join the team for the 2023 tournament
Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.