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Cardinals retracing Edmonds' steps after Hall of Famer tested positive for COVID-19

Former St. Louis Cardinals player and new member of the Cardinals Hall of Fame Jim Edmonds acknowledges cheers during the 2014 Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Aug. 16, 2014 at Ballpark Village in St. Louis. Photo by Sid Hastings

Sid Hastings

Describing himself as symptom-free after a bout with illness, pneumonia, and breathing trouble, former Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds revealed on social media Wednesday night that he tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus.

"Thank God I quarantined myself and listened to what everyone said," Edmonds said during a video he posted on Instagram, "and kept our curve at our home flattened.