ST. LOUIS – Cardinal’s coach Willie McGee has opted to be with the team for the rest of the season, while Major League Baseball announced several doubleheaders on Friday to make up for games that will feature St. Louis. Louis missed because of the coronavirus.
The 61-year-old McGee, a four-time All-Star outfielder and the 1985 NL MVP for the Cardinals, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he has high blood pressure. McGee said he had three older daughters and five grandchildren who lived with his family back home in California.
McGee said he did not have the virus, but added, “having an underlying health problem with high blood pressure, I just do not know how I would react if I became ill and I am still not out of the woods.”
The Cardinals are 2-3 this season and have not played since July 29 due to a virus outbreak that affected the team. Their game in Chicago against the White Sox scheduled for Friday night was announced.
St. Louis is set for a twin ticket with the White Sox on Saturday.
To make up for previously postponed games, the Cardinals will play a double-header against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 17, Aug. 19 and Sept. 5. Louis and Pittsburgh will play two tickets on Aug. 27 and Sept. 18, and the Cardinals will have a doubleheader against Minnesota on Sept. 8.
The double header between St. Louis and Detroit plans for Aug. 13 will be resubmitted at a later date.
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