Albert Pujols won't play for the Dominican Republic in the WBC:

Pujols says he is 100 percent physically "but the insurance does not want to cover" him to play, leaving the Dominican Republic without one of its biggest stars. He made the comments Monday during a conference call with Dominican baseball officials.

Pujols had elbow surgery in October.

I assume this is the insurance that pays off the Cardinals if Albert gets hurt. This announcement has to increase the chance of the other teams in the WBC winning.