Yadier Molina, nicknamed "Yadi", is a former professional baseball catcher who played his entire 19-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) and who is currently the team's Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations.
Molina catching aptitude showed as early as age five and developed quickly. His two older brothers, Bengie and Jose, also developed into distinguished defensive catchers with lengthy careers in MLB and each one of them won at least one World Series championship.
Yadier is considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time for his blocking ability and his caught-stealing percentage, Molina won nine Rawlings Gold Gloves and six Fielding Bible Awards. A two-time World Series champion, he played for Cardinals teams that made 12 playoff appearances and won four National League pennants. Molina also played for the Puerto Rican national team in four World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments, winning two silver medals.
Born Yadier Benjamín Molina on July 13, 1982 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. His position was catcher, he threw right, jersey was #4. A 10x All-Star, 2x World Series his career summary is WAR 42.1 - AB 7817 - H 2168 - HR 176 - BA.277