Season of Sacrifice: If Cardinals have great season, Stubby Clapp might not see his family until November
Former Redbirds player and manager taking few chances amid COVID-19 pandemic
St. Louis Cardinals first base coach Richard Keith "Stubby" Clapp throws the opening pitch to the Battle of the Birds game on Monday, Mar. 25, 2019, at AutoZone Park. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
MLB plans to play on despite the number of positive COVID-19 tests on the Miami Marlins. For St. Louis Cardinals coach Stubby Clapp, that means he can keep working -- hopefully all the way through the World Series. But there's a cost: Clapp and his family probably won't see each other till season's end.
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Stubby Clapp St. Louis Cardinals Memphis Redbirds MLB COVID-19Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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