He has three tattoos. He also has a tattoo on each side of his neck, but they are personal to Molina checks in at 169. Yadi came out of the womb with tattoos. [39], The first multi-error game of Molina's career occurred July 13 against the Philadelphia Phillies on a catch and throw. [44] He held on to the ball to help the Cardinals win. [132] His 110 appearances were his fewest since his rookie season in 2004. However, during the play, he injured his right thumb. He agreed to a three-year contract extension for a reported $60 million, making him the highest-paid catcher in baseball. He finished fourth in the NL in batting average, second in doubles and sixth in batting average with RISP. [102], The knee injury impacted his batting average, contributing to a late-season slump. [69] In Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers, Molina threw out Ian Kinsler attempting to steal in the first inning on the way to a 32 win. [1] He led the team in batting average for the second straight season, thus becoming the first catcher in franchise history to do so. In a span of 11 starts from August 216, he racked up four three-hit games. [42] He started the season with an Opening Day home run and seven-game hitting streak.
Abe took a pitch from Romero inside for a ball as the runners went in motion. Molina led the team in 2017 with 134 hits and 78 RBIs, and all NL catchers in both categories, entering play on that date. [4] He remained hopeful that his sons would become professional baseball players. 
"[144] While the pregame roster introductions were made, Reds fans booed all six Cardinals players who were selected, and even former Cardinal Albert Pujols. Through 2012, he swung at more than 51% percent of the pitches he saw he has a reputation for swinging at pitches in and out of the strike zone, low and away and even in toward his hands. [125] However, Brad Weimer, the advertisement's creator, confirmed the humor was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Yadier Benjamn Molina was born on July 13, 1982, in Bayamn, Puerto Rico, the youngest of three boys to Gladys Matta and Benjamn Molina, Sr. The Cardinals' fourth-round selection in the 2000 MLB draft, he quickly showed one of the strongest and most accurate arms in the game after starting play in the major leagues. A score of 100 is a likely Hall of Famer. From July 2225, he homered in three consecutive games, the second time in his career he had done so. From July 25 to August 7, he maintained a season-best 11-game hitting streak in which he batted .413. He passed 80 on September 21, with his 81st and 82nd RBI. [83][84] The deal made him the second-highest-paid catcher in the majors. [249] His agent is Melvin Roman of MDR Sports Management, who has represented him since he signed his first professional contract with the Cardinals shortly after being drafted in 2000. Molina called for a mound conference. In his first three seasons, he threw out 111 base runners attempting to steal while allowing 133 stolen bases, for a caught-stealing percentage of 45%. [252] He is close friends with Vladimir Tarasenko. [146] In the annual Baseball America Toolbox Awards, managers and coaches around the National League rated Molina as both the "Best hit and run artist" and "Best defensive catcher" in the NL. 
[91], The 2012 season was one of Molina's crowning achievements as a hitter, especially considering early professional scouting reports did not forecast his bat being much of a factor in the major leagues. He also continued his productivity with the bases loaded that month, collecting four hits and 11 RBIs in five at bats. [172] Molina doubled versus Cincinnati on April 22 to give him 338 for his career and tie Ozzie Smith for tenth place in Cardinals' history.
[139] On May 10 against the Pirates, he was on the dubious end of a piece of MLB history: lining out into the first "454"[d] triple play in MLB history. Other preparation includes handling ground balls at shortstop and third base, extending his agility for blocking pitches thrown in the dirt. He set new career highs in multiple offensive categories, including a .315 batting average, 22 home runs, 76 RBI, 65 runs scored, .373 OBP, .501 slugging percentage and 12 stolen bases. Molina made the team after a single workout and immediately became the starting catcher. [212], In his first classic in 2006, Molina played four games and collected three hits in five at-bats.
[25] Those were just two wins of 100 as St. Louis made their way to another division title following 105 wins the season before. [c][115][116], The Cardinals squared off against the Pirates in the NLDS. [21], In 2005, Molina struggled with injuries and saw a drop off in the offensive performance in his rookie season. WebAn all-around MVP, Yadier Molina loves home cooking, tattoos and music. The future Hall of Famer retired after 19 seasons His .337 batting average following the All-Star Break tied for seventh in the NL. [132], After missing the next game, his string of 83 consecutive playoff games started was stopped, which was a major league record. [134] In Game 2 of the NLCS against the Giants, Molina collected his 89th career hit in the postseason, passing Pujols for the franchise record. [248] After signing his $75 million contract in 2012, Molina purchased a home on a four-acre property in Jupiter, Florida, for $7.15 million.
[1][226] Fangraphs tallied his career DRS at 106, with a career-high of 20 in 2010. Capped by Molina's three-run home run, the Cardinals rallied and won 54 in the ninth. Although described as "raw", the young catcher purposed with fascination to emulate Matheny. He stroked a broken-bat single to shallow center field in the bottom of the ninth inning against the New York Mets. "[70][71][72], Although the Cardinals stayed competitive, they were, at best, on the fringes of making the playoffs through August. Cardinals fans need to know that enough is enough." [38], From May 1 to 24, Molina strung together a then-career high 15-game hitting streak, during which he batted .373. [69] On November 1, Molina won his fourth consecutive Gold Glove Award,[80] becoming just the fifth catcher on a pennant-winning club to lead his position in OPS+ in his league while winning a Gold Glove. He went one for four and left two runners on base. That November, Molina received his first Gold Glove Award, becoming the third Cardinal catcher ever to win the honor, after Tom Pagnozzi and Matheny. [101] At the time he went on the DL, Molina was batting .330 with eight homers, thirty doubles, and 54 RBIs. In a 2009 tournament game against the Netherlands on March 9, Molina's eighth-inning double keyed a rally in which Puerto Rico won 31. It also secured the 100th win for batterymate Adam Wainwright. He served a five-game suspension handed down by MLB for "making contact with umpire Rob Drake multiple times and spraying him with spit twice while arguing. It was also the first game of the first of two 13-game hitting streaks for the season. It was a culmination of a decline over his first three seasons; Molina's on-base plus slugging percentages (OPS) registered at .684 in 2004, .654 in 2005 and .595 in 2006. A continuously evolving core exceeded expectations by filling in for 52 games started, 36 wins, and five saves and Molina was credited with their success in a large part due to his pitch-calling skills and aptness to guide. [206] On June 8, Molina came in to pitch again in the eighth inning of an 11-3 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays. In a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 15, Molina picked Prince Fielder off first base as he leaned far off the bag, tipping off Molina and first baseman Albert Pujols to a hit and run the Brewers were planning. [145], Hitting his first triple in more than four years and 2,000 at bats, with the bases loaded, Molina provided the decisive run in a 32 outcome against the Chicago White Sox on July 22. Mainly a singles hitter who favored hitting the ball the other way, he batted .278 with 14 home runs and 133 runs batted in (RBIs) with 118 strikeouts in 1,044 at-bats in four minor league seasons. [191], For the season, he batted a slash line of .262/.303/.359, with four home runs and 16 RBIs. [220], In 2022, Molina announced that he would be managing the Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, having been recruited by former major leaguer Pablo Sandoval. Web955K Followers, 1,335 Following, 2,961 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from (@yadier_marciano_molina) WebGet the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about catcher Yadier Molina on ESPN. Molina, 33, suffered the injury to his left thumb on a play at the plate when tagging Anthony Rizzo as the Chicago Cubs first baseman slid last Sept. 20. He's a quick study. Molina appeared in 51 regular-season games and batted .267 with two home runs and 15 RBI in 151 plate appearances. He made an immediate impact with his arm, throwing out more than 50% percent of would-be basestealers (nine of 17). [32] The Cardinals faced the Padres again in the National League Division Series (NLDS) playoff game in the playoffs, he again picked a Padre off at first, this time Mike Piazza, while bailing pitcher Jeff Suppan out of a jam. WebA detail of a tattoo on the arm of Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals and the National League during batting practice for the 88th MLB All-Star Game at Marlins Park on July How about that? His made his 1,000th career appearance in an MLB game against the Chicago White Sox on June 12.
As a hitter, Molina accrued more than 2,100 hits, 150 home runs, and 1,000 runs batted in (RBIs); he batted over .300 in five seasons. [176] Molina homered twice in a loss to Philadelphia on June 20 for his fifth career multihomer game. His 20 hits were the most by a catcher in the postseason since Ivn Rodrguez stroked 21 in 2003. After starting with a .256 average through 85 games, Molina batted .365 from July 8 to the end of the season, and overall hit .307, eight home runs, 58 RBIs,[160] and led all major league catchers with 164 hits and 38 doubles. [183] He made his first career appearance at third base in extra innings of a 65 win on April 1 versus the Pirates. With both Aledmys Daz and Mike Leake attempting to catch the ball, Molina posited himself and waited.
Having earned a reputation as a team leader throughout his career, Molina formulated pregame plans to handle opposing hitters, including pitching strategies and fielder positioning. Yadier is a Hebrew name meaning Mutilates his own neck. Molina is generally regarded as the best defensive catcher in baseball, although it is unclear Shortly after learning he would be the 2013 manager, Rodrguez contacted Molina for input on constructing the roster. [170] He passed Bench for two milestones early in the season: for 13th place in major league history in innings caught with 14,494+13 on April 14 while playing the Cincinnati Reds,[171] and 16th in games caught versus with 1,743 on May 2 versus the Chicago White Sox.
His last game was played on October 8, 2022 as the Cardinals were beaten 20 in the 2022 Wild Card Series by the Philadelphia Phillies. An MRI revealed torn ligaments, requiring surgery and forcing him to miss the next eight to 12 weeks.
He advanced one level in each of four seasons in the minor leagues. [154] He made his 1,500th career major league appearance on May 14 in a 53 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Cardinals fans need to know that enough is enough. St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina reacts after Texas Rangers' David Murphy flies out to end Game 7 of baseball's World Series Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. As a Cincinnati Reds fan, a natural disdain for Yadier Molina is nearly a rite of passage. [54] On August 15, Molina picked off San Diego's Kevin Kouzmanoff at first on the way to a 74 victory, the 33rd of his career. [11][16], Molina's first chance in the Major Leagues came when the incumbent catcher, Matheny, went on the disabled list (DL) with a strained rib in the Cardinals' pennant-winning season of 2004. "[6] In 2013, a scout pronounced Molina the "one piece the St. Louis Cardinals cannot lose" while another commented that he is "irreplaceable. Molina's two older brothers, Bengie and Jos, also developed into distinguished defensive catchers with lengthy careers in Major League Baseball (MLB), and each of the three won at least one World Series championship. His first career start at first base, also against Boston, occurred two days later. He then chased Uchikawa, cornered him by positioning himself between first and second and tagged out Uchikawa an unassisted caught stealing. He observed that Molina's skills closely resembled that of both his older brothersboth accomplished major league catchers[9][10]and decided that his defense was "polished" enough to be considered more advanced than most high schoolers in the United States. [136] On November 4, Molina was announced as winning his seventh consecutive Gold Glove, tying Boone as having won the third-most Gold Gloves among catchers. He has three tattoos. [48] Starting pitcher Joel Pieiro struggling with his fastball command in previous starts experimented with a sinker and shut out the New York Mets on June 24 with just two hits. After drawing a 10 count against Peter Moylan, a brief delay occurred when a stray kitten had made its way onto the outfield. [190] Molina would eventually recover from the disease. [186] He had the slowest sprint speed of all National League players, at 22.8 feet/second.
I didn't handle it the right way." [250][251] Molina's charitable organization, named Foundation 4, has helped to raise donations for childhood cancer patients in Puerto Rico. This list contains catchers with a minimum of 200 stolen base attempts against them. [199] In regards to the signing, Molina stated "this is my home" and "I'm happy to be back. A fidgeter with his batting stance early in his career, Molina mimicked and vacillated between more accomplished hitters such as Andrs Galarraga and Albert Pujols. [39] In a Los Angeles Times report that published the top MLB jersey sales from the All-Star break until October 1, his jersey ranked 18th. On the very next pitch to Molina, he hit it 387 feet into the left field seats for a go-ahead grand slam. [184] He was placed on the injured list on May 31 with a thumb tendon strain. On December 4, he won his first GIBBY Award for Defensive Player of the Year. The all-time hits leader in Liga de Bisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (o Baseball in Puerto Rico is a significant part of the island's culture. [1][13] He batted .308 in the National League Division Series (NLDS), .348 in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) and .412 in the World Series. For some, like me, this disdain reached a monumental level in August of 2010 when Molina confronted Reds second baseman, Brandon Phillips, sparking a confrontation that set off a baseball brawl for the ages. In that game, his solo home run provided the difference in a 54 Cardinals victory. "[128] At that point, he was batting .287 with a .341 OBP, .409 SLG, 16 doubles, seven homers, and 30 RBIs through 83 games. [74] Meanwhile, the Philles defeated the Braves 43 in 13 innings, giving the Cardinals the wild card title and eliminating the Braves from the playoffs. He's a human vacuum behind the plate. [227] The sabermetric stat defensive wins above replacement (DWAR) has also ranked Molina's defense highly; he has never had a full season with a negative DWAR, and he had a career-high 2.9 DWAR in 2010. [68], With increased offensive productivity in 2011, Molina continued to help anchor the middle of Cardinals lineup in addition to the pitching staff and defense. [203] He was nominated for a Gold Glove, making him one of six Cardinals to be nominated which led the major leagues. In addition, Molina became the first player at any position to win the award unanimously with a perfect score of 100.
[103] Eight days later, Molina was behind the plate to call rookie Michael Wacha's one-hit, 8 23 innings of shutout work in a 20 victory over the Washington Nationals. In the mound appearance, Molina collected his first career pitching strikeout, punching out Rays infielder Isaac Paredes. Molina led the team and was sixth in the NL with a .340 batting average with runners in scoring position. Yadi needs to find out how they work. His line-drive pull percentage of 200911 increased by about 6% in 201213; BABIP increased from .280 in 200510 to .327 in 201113 and pull weighted on-base average (wOBA)[f] has increased from .290 in 2009 to over .520 in 2013. The initial report on his skill set was "defensive catcher, great arm, weak bat"; his closest comparable hitter as catcher was one whom the Cardinals eventually placed at the top of their organizational ladder, his future manager, Mike Matheny. The tatoos on his neck are personal to him and he refuses to talk about them to the press. He hit into 27 double plays in 2009, but in 2012 reduced that figure to 10. [1], Molina resides in Vega Alta and stayed in Caseyville, Illinois, during the baseball season until 2015. [121] On the 2014 Opening Day the same day Sports Illustrated published the Molina cover edition he stroked his second season-entry home run and the 90th of his career, accounting for the difference in a 10 defeat of the Reds in Cincinnati. Of his final 35 starts, 12 were multi-hit games. His 1,343 games started since the beginning of the 2005 season was the highest total in the major leagues. His father was an amateur second baseman and the all-time hits leader in Puerto Rican baseball, and his two older brothers, Bengie and Jos, also developed into standout defensive catchers with lengthy MLB careers. [87] An aggressive hitter, he batted .380 with seven home runs on the first pitch; his home run total on first pitches ranked seventh in the NL. [77] He also won the first-ever National League Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, bestowed upon one player in each league. Isnt there a better way? His batting average led the Cardinals and was eighth in the NL. The appointment created some controversy in Puerto Rico after the resignation of team general manager Eduardo Prez, who had reportedly sought to name Astros bench coach Joe Espada to the position. Talk about freak stuff. [82], On March 1, 2012, Molina signed a five-year extension with the Cardinals worth $75 million through 2017. 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Following his 2012 fourth-place MVP finish, his 2013 in-season jersey sales rose to third place, just after Posey and retiring New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, according to a July 11 report. [45] To that point, Molina was batting .295 with three home runs and 24 RBIs. He was the season leader in the NL every year from 200514, except 2008 and 201112. [212] After collecting three hits and a home run in eight at bats over two games in Pool F competition, he was named that group's MVP. [13], Even as his bat languished, Molina's defense was instrumental in propelling the Cardinals to the National League Central division crown in a season heavily marred by injuries for the team. Designed to rate a player's overall batting production by assigning different weights to certain outcomes, wOBA takes into account singles, doubles, triples, home runs, hit by pitches, and unintentional walks. He was back in action on October 1 against Cincinnati, although he was removed from that game due to a "tweaked" knee. Two weeks removed from just missing a no-hitter, Wacha again nearly repeated the feat with Molina behind the plate in an elimination game, Game 4. Developed by the organization that awards. "[221], Also in 2022, Molina was announced as manager of the Puerto Rico national team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. [63] After the All-Star break, his hitting improved, as he stroked 63 hits in 200 at bats for .315 batting average. Molina made a strong case to be named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the entire tournament, batting .333 with two home runs and a .583 slugging percentage in six games. Beltrn fouled off the first, but Wainwright struck him out looking at a "bender that started up and away and bit hard to the low inside corner" for the final out of the game. He bumped umpire Rob Drake in the chest multiple times and appeared to spit upon him. It's sense, based on how a hitter's standing, how he responds to the pitch or two before, and he's very creative in how he makes his adjustment based on what he sees with the hitter and knowing what his pitcher can do. [60] On April 17, he caught all 20 innings of a game against the Mets. [1], One of Molina's landmark playoff performances came in Game 7 of the NLCS against the New York Mets, the final game of the series tied at three games each. Is Carson Kelly his eventual replacement or will someone else step into that void? [59], On Opening Day, April 5, 2010, Molina connected for a grand slam, becoming just the third Cardinals player to hit an Opening Day grand slam, following Mark McGwire and Scott Rolen. [43] After a home plate collision with Eric Bruntlett on June 15 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth inning, Molina sustained head and neck injuries and was removed from the field on a stretcher. 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