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Grounds crew adds infield dirt to aid Garcia
- Updated: August 28, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Injuries to Aledmys Diaz and Jhonny Peralta have put utility man Greg Garcia into the Cardinals’ starting lineup 30 times since the beginning of July, with 17 coming at home.
As the summer months have worn on and Garcia earns more starts, his hands get sweaty with the St. Louis humidity. Because of that, he made a request of the grounds crew to put a dry patch of infield close to shortstop or third base when he starts.
“For the infield to be nice, they’ve got to keep it wet, so for me to dry my hands, the infield dirt is still moist so I need a little something in the back that’s dry,” Garcia said. “I asked the grounds crew to do it, especially in these months because it’s so hot out …
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