Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado follows the flight of his single off Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Blaine Boyer in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, in Denver. Milwaukee won 6-4 in 10 innings. David Zalubowski / AP

"It says a lot of great things about the game's growth in diversity," said Moreno. "It also should tell MLB that they need to better market and place interest in Latinos to actually take advantage of that ever-growing crowd," he added.

Unfortunately there's legitimate concern that this could be the last edition of the World Baseball Classic. Moreno himself first broke the news through his

"How do you market the event without the awareness of even who will participate?" asked Moreno.

The fate of the World Baseball Classic remains to be seen. But for now, we can just enjoy the ride while it lasts. The 2017 edition of the WBC begins on March 6th.

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