JUPITER, Fla. • On the practice field nearest their clubhouse Wednesday morning, early enough that shadows still played tricks on the batters’ eyes, two Cardinals stepped into the cage for swings against rookie Alex Reyes.
“That’s not me,” said Cardinals starting second baseman Kolten Wong, the lefthanded batter testing the rehabbing Reyes. “That was one thing I told myself coming into this spring. I wasn’t going to look at what anyone was doing – if they’re hitting home runs, clicking right away. I’m going to stay in my lane. You can’t find yourself chasing guys, chasing other players, chasing who they are, wanting to be this guy, wanting to be that guy.