MLB/ Padres reliever Matsui out of WBC for Japan and uncertain for MLB opener because of groin strain

PEORIA, Ariz.--Padres reliever Yuki Matsui’s will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic and the left-hander's status for San Diego’s season opener in a month also is unclear because of a left groin strain. Matsui was still throwing off flat ground Thursday, a...