He said he could not remember the last time he withdrew for a reason other than being hurt.
Mike Piazza, who was born in Norristown, Pa., played for Italy; Alex Rodriguez, born in New York, agreed to play for the Dominican Republic in 2009, though he withdrew for health reasons; Andruw Jones, born in Curaçao, a Dutch possession, played for the Netherlands.
"In a short time, I'll be back on the Straight Talk Express," he said, referring to the bus rides he led during his campaigning for president, and, after he withdrew, for other candidates.
The ebullient Mr. Terfel, you may recall, was supposed to sing the title role in this delectable Sondheim creation in concert performances with the New York Philharmonic in 2000, but he withdrew for reasons of health.
Prewitt says he withdrew "for reasons personal and professional".
It was written that he withdrew for a year to his royal tower at Hunstanton and learned the whole Psalter, so that he could recite it from memory.
In July 2013, it was announced that Gay had tested positive for a banned substance, following which he withdrew from consideration for the World Championships in Moscow.
Two days later, minutes before the deadline for nominations, he withdraws from the race for mayor and instead registers to seeks his old ward 2 Council seat.
Last December, he withdrew from consideration for the vacant coaching position at Michigan after a conversation with Michigan's athletic director, Bill Martin.
When he withdrew from consideration for the C.I.A. job four years ago, he told Mr. Obama, then the president-elect, he was "a strong opponent of many of the policies of the Bush administration," including "coercive interrogation tactics, to include waterboarding".
