The Cardinals had two pitchers test positive for COVID-19 during their entry exams this week for preseason camp, and the revelation of those tests could further delay other players from reporting to workouts.
Genesis Cabrera and Ricardo Sanchez had positive tests for the active virus, the team announced Saturday. The players had to give consent to be indentified.
Both players were placed in isolation and kept from the team.
Any players who had contact with them, however, will also have to go through a series of exams before being cleared for official workouts. On Friday, Cabrera was identified as one of the Cardinals who traveled together from the Dominican Republic and up from Miami.