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Cardinals establish million-dollar fund for concession workers, cleanup, emergency crew and other game-day staff

ST. LOUIS — With Major League Baseball still unsure when or if there will be games played this year at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals announced Tuesday afternoon a $1-million fund to offer financial support for concession workers, cleanup crew members, emergency medical staff and others on the game-day staff who work for companies that have contracts with the club.

This is the second fun of $1 million that the Cardinals have established since the coronavirus crisis cancelled spring training and forced the postponement of all games through at least mid-May.

In the announcement Tuesday, the Cardinals outlined how the new fund will be administered via grants and organized by Cardinals Care, the charitable arm of the organization, and the St.