Alex Gonzalez pulls out of WBC

Alex Gonzalez is on his way back to spring training with the Red Sox after pulling out of the WBC. Although there is no official word as to why he pulled out, chances are good it's because Carlos Guillen and Omar Vizquel are also on the Venezuelan team and Alex wouldn't get a lot of playing time.

Alex played for the Venezuelan team over the winter where he hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to win one game, and drove in the tying run and scored the winning run in the championship game vs. the Dominican Republic.