St. Louis Cardinals Dealing with Noteworthy Injury as Spring Training Progresses

If O’Brien is unable to play in the World Baseball Classic, it will be the second late WBC casualty for the Cardinals. Catcher Ivan Herrera, scheduled to play for Panama is likely out of the tournament because of insurance issues. Those have become common in this WBC cycle, plaguing several nations including Puerto Rico, who threatened to pull out of the tournament.