They were staples of St. Louis Cardinals defense for 10 years, now Jose Oquendo is teaching possibly the next secret weapon and Ozzie Smith is sharing his 13-time Gold Glove experience.
First base coach Stubby Clapp shot grounders to the Cards middle infielders in camp – lead by Major Leaguers Paul DeJong, Kolten Wong and Yairo Munoz – with Oquendo and Smith critiquing.
The two, who played together in St. Louis from 1986 to 1995 even took a few turns in the rotation.
The Cardinals begin Grapefruit League play this Saturday and you’ll hear John Rooney and Mike Shannon on the call on KMOX at 12:05 p.m. CT against the Miami Marlins.