The word Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos used at least three times to describe why he drove coast to coast from Jupiter, Fla., to his home near the Gulf of California in Mexico was “scared.” He wasn’t comfortable flying with a virus in the air. He wanted to move fast because he had been alerted borders may be closing.
“I’m scared. I heard some people tell me, ‘Gio, you need to come back to Mexico very quickly because the border is closing,’” Gallegos said. “I was scared about that situation. . . . I don’t know what happens with the virus in the airport.