St. Louis Cardinals coach Willie McGee wears his mask as he and Ron 'Pop' Warner watch from the outfield as players condition during the first day of "Summer Camp" at Busch Stadium on Friday, July 3, 2020. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Robert CohenThe Cardinals, who haven’t played a game for 17 days, have had an opt-out. He hasn’t played a game this season or for more than 20 seasons, in fact, but one of the franchise’s greats is going home.
Willie McGee, in his third year as a Cardinals coach, is 61 years old, suffers from high blood pressure and has three older children and five grandchildren living with him in the family home at Martinez, Calif.