photo: Cardinals Dominican Academy (St. Louis Cardinals)
A group of armed thieves broke into the St. Louis Cardinals Dominican Republic complex, stealing money, cell phones, jewelry and baseball equipment.
St. Louis Cardinals release
This morning (Friday, October 13), between 12:30 am and 4:00 a.m., Atlantic Time, a group of armed thieves penetrated the St. Louis Cardinals Dominican Republic complex. The thieves stole money, cell phones, jewelry, and baseball equipment.
“This was scary on many fronts. Our players and staff were shaken up but not harmed. No one was injured, and we will reassess our security provisions immediately,“ said St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations, John Mozeliak.
Local authorities were called as soon as possible and convened on the premises to investigate.
Brian Walton’s take
The news was broken by international journalist Francys Romero on Friday morning.
Terrible news from the #stlcards complex in the Dominican. https://t.co/rOffNMrYxq
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) October 13, 2023
The Cardinals often have a fall instructional league camp, which may explain why players were present at the facility, located in Boca Chica.
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