As baseball in Puerto Rico is a significant part of the island's culture, Molina's father played second base as an amateur and worked as a tools technician 10 hours per day in a Westinghouse factory. He attended Maestro Ladislao Martínez High School in Vega Alta. Yadier Benjamín Molina was born on July 13, 1982, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, the youngest of three boys to Gladys Matta and Benjamín Molina, Sr. 6.1 Defense, pitch calling, throwing and hands.When Hurricane Maria ravaged the island of Puerto Rico in September 2017, Molina began relief efforts for victims of the catastrophe, consequently receiving the Roberto Clemente Award in 2018. Molina appeared on five NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) ballots, including finishing fourth in 2012 and third in 2013. Having earned a reputation as a team leader throughout his career, Molina formulated fielder positioning plans and complete pitching strategies to opposing hitters. 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. Long before playing professionally, Molina's pitch-handling and throwing skills caught the attention of scouts. His father was an amateur second baseman and the all-time hits leader in Puerto Rican baseball, and his two older brothers, Bengie and José, also developed into standout defensive catchers with lengthy MLB careers. The product of a baseball family, Molina was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
He was a two-time selection to the All-WBC Tournament Team and was a member of the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series. Other distinctions include selection to ten MLB All-Star Games, four Platinum Glove Awards, and one Silver Slugger Award. As a hitter, Molina accrued more than 2,100 hits, 150 home runs, and 1,000 runs batted in (RBIs), while batting over. Molina ranked first among catchers in putouts, second all-time among catchers with 130 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), and at the time of his retirement ranked first among active catchers with 845 assists, 40.21% of runners caught stealing, and 55 pickoffs. Molina also played for the Puerto Rican national team in four World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments, winning two silver medals. A two-time World Series champion, he played for the Cardinals in twelve playoff appearances and four National League pennant winners.
Widely considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time for both his blocking ability and his caught stealing percentage, Molina won nine Rawlings Gold Gloves and six Fielding Bible Awards.
Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Yadier Benjamín Molina ( Spanish pronunciation: born July 13, 1982), nicknamed " Yadi", is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played his entire career with the St.
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