St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter watches a game against the Colorado Rockies from the bench in the third inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 3, 2012. Earlier in the day, the Cardinals announced that Carpenter will miss the remainder of the season due to neck and shoulder problems. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter says the numbness has returned in his hand while pitching on Saturday for Triple-A Memphis. He met with medical staff on Sunday and then GM John Mozeliak yesterday at Busch Stadium. The plan now is to re-evaluate with team doctors to see what the next step in the process is. Carpenter said he’s not ready to give up and call it quits, but he’s also realistic. He said he knew during his last outing that the symptoms were returning. This afternoon Carpenter spoke with reporters.
AUDIO (Carpenter on figuring out what’s causing the numbness in his hand-5:48)
