Within a week at Busch Stadium, downtown’s empty reminder of a major-league absence, there will be baseball activities in limited, controlled migrations of players as the Cardinals move to ease open facilities and ready for the potential of a regular season.
The Cardinals reopened portions of their spring training complex Thursday and began notifying players that they can work out there or, as of next week, at Busch Stadium in small, scheduled groups. Center fielder Harrison Bader was the first to return to the Jupiter, Fla., facility, an official confirmed, and a handful players already in St. Louis, including infielders Paul DeJong and Kolten Wong, intend to shift some of their activities to Busch.