Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada has decided not to play for the Dominican Republic at next month's World Baseball Classic. He is expected to make his decision official on either Wednesday or Thursday. Tejada is reportedly behind Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez on the depth chart at shortstop. "I heard from somebody that they're going to make me play first base or another position," Tejada said. "I don't want to do that. I feel I'm a good enough shortstop for me to be playing my position. If they think that I'm not, it's good to let somebody else play. "I love my country and I respect my country. I don't want to do something where I can hurt my country. If I play another position that I've never played, I might hurt my country. I might make an error, because I don't know how to play first base. I don't know how to play another position. I could do something wrong, and I don't want to do that."