St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny reportedly has "respect" for veteran pitcher Bud Norris' decision to hassle teammate Jordan Hicks this season.
Mark Saxon of The Athletic published a report Wednesday detailing Norris' treatment of his younger teammate (h/t Jack Baer of Yahoo Sports). The report indicated "The 33-year-old Norris has been mercilessly riding 21-year-old rookie Jordan Hicks since spring training, reminding him to be at meetings on time and publicly calling him out when he is lagging in any of the details a visitor might not notice, but other players do.