Fans watch first live batting practice at Cardinals spring training since March 2020
St. Louis Cardinals fans watched the first live batting practice at spring training since March 2020.
Photos by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals center field Harrison Bader takes live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado jokes around while live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Fans watch St. Louis Cardinals baseman Nolan Arenado take live batting practice live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals infielder Edmundo Sosa takes live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals center field Harrison Bader takes live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Dylan Carlson warms up for live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
The signature locks of St. Louis Cardinals center field Harrison Bader hang below his helmet the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Dylan Carlson, right, talks with St. Louis Cardinals center field Harrison Bader during live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado and center fielder Harrison Fielder watch pitches as they warms up before taking live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Dylan Carlson takes live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado warms up before taking live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar takes live batting practice the day before the official start of spring training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar stretches before taking live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar exits after taking live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol Baseball manager and bench coach Skip Schumaker talk during batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz waits for a fan to take a selfie with him after signing an autograph the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Tyler O'Neill grabs some seeds as he walks to workout on Field 1 the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals center field Harrison Bader takes a sip a water during live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado arrives the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals center field Harrison Bader arrives the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.comlskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado takes live batting practice the day before the official start of Spring Training on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Cardinals training facility in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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