Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado open up about missing games over COVID vaccination status

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St. Louis Cardinals players Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado and Austin Romine will miss the team’s upcoming series against the Toronto Blue Jays due to their coronavirus vaccination status.

All three are unvaccinated against COVID-19 and because of Canada’s rules for entering the country, they will all miss the series. St. Louis will place them on the restricted list before the series.

Goldschmidt opened up about the decision in an interview with The Athletic on Sunday.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Arenado fields the ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Kyle Farmer for an out during the second inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

"I talked to as many doctors and medical professionals as I could to try to gather as much info on what they know, what they don’t know and all of that type of stuff,’ he said. "For me, I just determined that the potential risks of taking the vaccine outweigh the potential benefits.

"It’s obviously not an easy decision; there’s a lot of stuff going on. The last thing I want to do is what’s going to affect the team. But I just felt that the risks outweigh the benefits for me, and (I’m) just trying to make the best medical decision I can for myself."

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St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022.  (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

Goldschmidt did not elaborate on the "potential risks."

Arenado told The Athletic he was hoping Canada would