Nick Punto sits out 2015 Season

37-year-old veteran infielder Nick Punto, who played for Italy in the previous three World Baseball Classics, has decided to sit out the entire 2015 season. Signing a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason he announced his decision just a couple of days before reporting to Spring Training. He hasn’t yet retired and looks to return to the playing field in 2016. Through 14 years of MLB he has a batting line of .245/.323/.323 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics. He won the World Series with St. Louis in 2011.