Gray will not play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic due to not being cleared for contract insurance, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Although this is unfortunate news for Gray, the A's are likely happy as he will now be present for the entirety of camp. The 27-year-old wasn't granted contract insurance after he spent more than 60 days on the DL last season. He said he feels great physically, and now he'll have an extra month to ease into things for 2017.