Carlos Martinez removed from throwing program due to weakness in shoulder

Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez throws warmups during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Christian Gooden,JUPITER, Fla. • Some of the same concerns that hounded Carlos Martinez throughout this past season and left the righthanded pitcher "afraid," in his words, to throw at full strength have resurfaced and halted his spring training.

Martinez has been removed from the team's throwing program and will take the next two weeks to focus on strengthening his right shoulder and participating in other baseball drills, manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday morning. The righthander had an MRI on Monday that did not reveal any…