Cards add McGee as special assistant to GM

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By Derrick Goold

JUPITER, Fla. • Former Cardinals center fielder and beloved No. 51 Willie McGee has been hired by the organization as a special assistant to the general manager, a move that makes McGee an official member of the organization with duties that will involve instructing in the minors.

McGee, 54, spent several weeks this spring with the club as an instructor, coming to camp at the invitation of manager Mike Matheny.

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