JUPITER, Fla. — On the first day without baseball, the Cardinals opened their training room and their weight room to players who were interested in using them, but canceled all other baseball-related activities and awaited instructions that, an official acknowledged, change "hour by hour."
"We're in a holding pattern," manager Mike Shildt said.
As every club adjusts to concern about the rapid spread of coronavirus, the Cardinals players have been instructed to remain in the Jupiter area for the time being. John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, made that recommendation during a mandatory meeting Friday morning for the major-league camp in the clubhouse.