ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — The St. Louis Cardinals have announced their Jupiter camp will remain open for players and staff after all games have been suspended by Major League Baseball due to the coronavirus outbreak.
"I would imagine tomorrow is going to be a light day, but we definitely want to meet with the players and bring some clarity," Mozeliak said. "It will be mandatory for everyone to report (Friday) so we can all be on the same page."
Manager Mike Shildt explained that he wants all questions answered that need to be answered, and players will be able to work out or get treatment after meeting Friday.
"We will figure out what Saturday looks like - how much we will do and what we will do," Shildt told reporters Thursday.
Mozeliak called this stoppage a pause and said that hopefully baseball will resume again at somepoint.
"I would imagine in the next 3-4 days we will have more clarity," Mozeliak continued.
It is not mandatory for players to stay in camp after this weekend at this point, but it is available for them if they are comfortable staying according to Mozeliak.
As for Cardinals fans who are wondering about home game tickets, the Cardinals released this statement:
“We anticipate fans will have questions about their ticket purchases for those first two weeks, as well as for future games,” said Joe Strohm, Vice President of Ticket Sales. “At this time, we are still working through our approach to handling ticketing issues, and will be communicating the details to fans soon.”
MLB canceled remaining spring training games Thursday and delayed the start of the season by two weeks.
Here is the full release from MLB:
"Following a call with the 30 clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. today announced that MLB has decided to suspend Spring Training games and to delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks due to the national emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic. This action is being taken in the interests of the safety and well-being of our players, clubs and our millions of loyal fans.
MLB will continue to evaluate ongoing events leading up to the start of the season. Guidance related to daily operations and workouts will be relayed to Clubs in the coming days. As of 4 p.m. ET today, forthcoming Spring Training games have been cancelled, and 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifier games in Tucson, Ariz., have been postponed indefinitely.
MLB and the clubs have been preparing a variety of contingency plans regarding the 2020 regular season schedule. MLB will announce the effects on the schedule at an appropriate time and will remain flexible as events warrant, with the hope of resuming normal operations as soon as possible.
Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our players, employees and fans. MLB will continue to undertake the precautions and best practices recommended by public health experts. We send our best wishes to all individuals and communities that have been impacted by coronavirus."
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