JUPITER, Fla. • The relative quiet was broken up suddenly, prompting the few players on hand to raise their heads as Marcell Ozuna’s voice carried across the Cardinals’ clubhouse at Roger Dean Stadium.
You didn’t need to speak Spanish to understand or appreciate Ozuna’s good-natured taunts. You merely needed to see Ozuna’s wide smile and the ripple effect it had throughout the clubhouse.
Charismatic and humble, jovial and entertaining, playful and helpful, inclusive and committed. Whether they’ve won a World Series title, barely played a few years in the majors or arrived in camp as non-roster invitees, they’ve found that Ozuna has made spring training a better place.