On the same day the Cardinals’ 129th season in the National League was set to start with the traditional opening-day pomp in Cincinnati, the leadoff hitter who would have seen that first pitch of 2020 instead will go to the nearest ballpark and do one thing before anything else.
One of the few remaining Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla., Wong, like all of his teammates there, goes through a quick exam before being allowed into the facility to determine if they have any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, the coronavirus that has stopped sports and seized the world.