How to streamline and strengthen security measures at Busch Stadium for the coming season was already a chief concern this winter, and then a few hours after the Paris attacks in November, Busch Stadium hosted an international soccer game that underscored the need.

“It hit home that we’re in a different world,” Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III said. “We have to make sure that there are no loopholes or weak links in our security.”

The Cardinals, as mandated by Major League Baseball, enhanced security measures at the ballpark this past season with metal detectors at every game, and the team also hired two vapor-wake trained security dogs to work at the stadium and around Ballpark Village. This year, increased measures will include more cameras in and around the ballpark, and an upgraded control room to handle the additional information. In September, a Cardinals fan was shot after leaving a game during what police described as a robbery.

DeWitt said the team has also worked with the city to improve lighting and increase staffing around the ballpark as a preventative measure.

“We’re not shy about mentioning we’ve got hundreds of security cameras around the ballpark both in and out,” DeWitt said. “If people want to get nuts, it’s going to be on camera.”