After he donned a disposable robe and placed a surgical mask over his stubble, Randal Grichuk reached into his shopping cart and pulled out a purple pony.
The Cardinals outfielder is comfortable wearing a leather glove. Latex, not so much. His grip slipped, and the plush horse tumbled to the floor.
“I don’t need any of that in left field,” cracked Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn, who happened to be holding a Barbie.
Grichuk later would share his thoughts on the position change the Cardinals still have not told him about. He has mixed feelings. But first, he had a job to do.