St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 7, 2018
Cards' Mikolas has special throwing session
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas faces a live batter during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee,JUPITER, Fla. • Well onto the back fields at the Cardinals’ complex Tuesday morning, manager Mike Matheny watched from behind the batting cage and pitching coach Mike Maddux watched from behind the mound.
Starting pitchers don’t normally face their own hitters at this point in the spring, but Maddux had struggling Miles Mikolas and fellow righthander Bud Norris, recovering from hamstring spasms, throwing two simulated innings to top minor league hitters.