JUPITER, Fla. • Matt Carpenter, began baseball activities on Tuesday. “Well, I don’t know if you could call it that,” he said, smiling.
The Cardinals' first baseman, sidelined by back tightness, stood in the batter’s box as a hitter, without swinging as reliever Luke Gregerson threw a bullpen session outside the Cardinals’ clubhouse. But not to worry, said Carpenter. He will be doing real activities shortly.
“We’re taking it by step by step,” said Carpenter, who felt discomfort when working out here before the start of camp some nine days ago. “It’s pretty similar to what we’ve had in the past.