JUPITER, Fla. — On the first day without baseball, the Cardinals opened their training room and their weight room to players who were interested in using them, but canceled all other baseball-related activities and awaited instructions that, an official acknowledged, change "hour by hour."
By the end of day the Cardinals were closing camp, though the extent of that closure was not yet clear, and that was changing by the day.
"We're in a holding pattern," manager Mike Shildt said.
As every club adjusts to concern about the rapid spread of coronavirus, the Cardinals players have been instructed to remain in the Jupiter area for the time being.