CINCINNATI — After discussions Wednesday morning with Dexter Fowler about an ongoing stomach illness that has not improved in recent weeks, the Cardinals placed the veteran outfielder on the injured list, in part to remove him from the team and trials of travel during a pandemic.
The medication that Fowler has been prescribed may compromise his immune system, a team official explained. Due to the concerns of COVID-19, the team and Fowler decided it's best for him to remove himself from the traveling party and return to St. Louis.
The Cardinals expect him to miss a couple of weeks.