Cardinals' Camp Continues, MLB News

(Jupiter, FL) -- The Cardinals continue spring training workouts today in Jupiter, Florida.  It's the third day of full-squad workouts after position players reported to camp on Tuesday.  Pitchers and catchers arrived last week. The Cardinals' first Grapefruit League game is a week from today against Miami.

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is due to rejoin the team today in Florida  He flew back to St. Louis and met with a specialist Thursday to get his sore abdomen checked out. Manager Mike Matheny says it's just a strain and Wainwright should be good in four or five days.

Former MVP Hamilton Suffers Relapse

Former American League MVP Josh Hamilton reportedly suffered a cocaine and alcohol relapse. The Angels outfielder met with Major League Baseball officials on Wednesday in New York for what was termed a "disciplinary issue" and on Thursday a New York newspaper cited a source as saying Hamilton had a relapse with his previous drug problems.

Hamilton had been spending the offseason in Houston recovering from surgery to repair the AC joint in his right shoulder. He undergoes regular drug testing as a condition of his reinstatement into baseball in 2005. The veteran was suspended for three seasons between 2003-05 for well-documented issues of substance-abuse.