The Windy City isn’t particularly fond of the Cardinals. So when the wily Redbird veterans had a hankering for Starbucks, sending the rookies on a caffeine run in full uniform was the obvious solution.
St. Louis rookies Mitch Harris, Miguel Socolovich and Marcus Hatley, alongside assistant bullpen catcher Kleininger Teran, walked to a nearby coffee shop outside of Wrigley Field before the first game of a day-night doubleheader to pick up a few energy boosters for the seasoned veterans on the roster.
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Double header Starbucks run! @Mitch_Harris2 pic.twitter.com/KF724IcLjM
— Marcus Hatley (@MHatley99) July 7, 2015The Cardinals run on Starbucks. pic.twitter.com/HWNRxJ8bSL
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) July 7, 2015It’s not uncommon for rookies to serve as coffee and breakfast mules, but while taking orders Tuesday, the clubhouse suggested they make the day’s run a little special by wearing their uniforms.
It’s unclear how local fans treated the guys from their bitter rivals, but the Redbirds appeared to make it back to Wrigley unharmed before dropping both games to the hometown Cubbies.
Four players from the cardinals literally just walked past me in uniform bringing Starbucks back for the team lmao pic.twitter.com/MBarxpPxsC
— #ONEGOAL ️- COMPLETE (@joshyC_43) July 7, 2015