NEW YORK (AP) -Baseball got healthy this spring.
There were 69 players on disabled lists at the start of the season Sunday, down from 106 last year and 97 in 2007. The only lower total since the major leagues expanded to 30 teams in 1998 was when there were 66 in 2006, the commissioner’s office said Monday.
MLB executive vice president of labor relations Rob Manfred said the figure counters those who say the World Baseball Classic causes more players to get hurt.
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