Yadier Benjamin Molina (twitter: @Yadimolina04)
Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: July 13, 1982 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
High Schools: Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, PR), Vega Alta (Vega Alta, PR)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed September 6, 2000.
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Debut: June 3, 2004 (Age 21)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Cardinals 2004-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2017, 10 yrs/$96.5M (08-17) & 18 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 8.123, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: Alan Nero [*]
Relatives: Brother of Bengie Molina and Brother of Jose Molina
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| RBI Opportunities | ||
| Yadier Molina -- PA: 164 | RBI: 19 | Actual Runners on Base: 116 (61-37-18), |
| ML Avg. Player with PA: 164 | RBI: 17 | Avg. Runners on Base: 97 (48-31-16) |
| Most Driven In: | M Holliday 10, A Craig 5, Self 2, C Beltran 2, M Carpenter 1 | |
| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1083 | 1 | Apr 1 | STL | @ | ARI | L,2-6 | CG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 6 | .76 | -0.032 | -0.26 | C |
| 2 | 1084 | 2 | Apr 2 | STL | @ | ARI | W,6-1 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 6 | .68 | -0.019 | -0.49 | C |
| 3 | 1085 | 3 | Apr 3 | STL | @ | ARI | L,9-10 | CG(16) | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .615 | 1.015 | 5 | 2.03 | 0.129 | 1.44 | C |
| 4 | 1086 | 4 | Apr 5 | STL | @ | SFG | L,0-1 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 5 | 1.58 | -0.135 | -0.91 | C |
| 5 | 1087 | 5 | Apr 6 | STL | @ | SFG | W,6-3 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 | 6 | .97 | -0.099 | -1.23 | C |
| 6 | 1088 | 6 | Apr 7 | STL | @ | SFG | W,14-3 | CG | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .400 | .696 | 5 | .69 | 0.067 | 0.35 | C 1B |
| 7 | 1089 | 7 | Apr 8 | STL | CIN | L,4-13 | GS-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .393 | .693 | 5 | 1.29 | 0.366 | 3.58 | C | |
| 8 | 1090 | 8 | Apr 9 | STL | CIN | W,5-1 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .375 | .669 | 6 | .33 | -0.021 | -0.16 | C | |
| 9 | 1091 | 9 | Apr 10 | STL | CIN | W,10-0 | CG | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .282 | .351 | .633 | 5 | .44 | -0.038 | 0.23 | C | |
| 10 | 1092 | 10 | Apr 12 | STL | MIL | W,2-0 | CG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .310 | .475 | .785 | 6 | .83 | 0.207 | 2.00 | C | |
| 11 | 1093 | 11 | Apr 13 | STL | MIL | W,8-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .304 | .455 | .759 | 6 | .39 | -0.010 | 0.74 | C | |
| 12 | 1094 | 12 | Apr 14 | STL | MIL | L,3-4 | CG(10) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .300 | .458 | .758 | 5 | .75 | 0.037 | 0.05 | C | |
| 13 | 1095 | 13 | Apr 15 | STL | @ | PIT | W,10-6 | CG | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .309 | .472 | .781 | 6 | .28 | -0.001 | 0.65 | C |
| 14 | 1096 | 14 | Apr 17 | STL | @ | PIT | L,0-5 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .293 | .446 | .740 | 5 | 1.01 | -0.078 | -0.58 | C |
| 15 | 1097 | 15 | Apr 18 | STL | @ | PHI | W,4-3 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .323 | .483 | .806 | 5 | 1.06 | 0.169 | 1.66 | C |
| 16 | 1098 | 17 (1) | Apr 20 | STL | @ | PHI | W,5-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .348 | .500 | .848 | 5 | .58 | 0.070 | 1.21 | C |
| 17 | 1099 | 18 | Apr 21 | STL | @ | PHI | L,3-7 | CG | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .352 | .485 | .837 | 5 | 1.29 | 0.028 | 0.24 | C |
| 18 | 1100 | 19 | Apr 22 | STL | @ | WSN | W,3-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .347 | .472 | .819 | 5 | 1.39 | 0.018 | -0.13 | C |
| 19 | 1101 | 20 | Apr 23 | STL | @ | WSN | W,2-0 | CG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .354 | .459 | .814 | 5 | .80 | -0.014 | -0.43 | C |
| 20 | 1102 | 21 | Apr 24 | STL | @ | WSN | W,4-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .349 | .449 | .798 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.110 | 0.69 | C |
| 21 | 1103 | 22 | Apr 26 | STL | PIT | W,9-1 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .345 | .439 | .784 | 5 | .50 | -0.081 | -1.40 | C | |
| 22 | 1104 | 23 | Apr 27 | STL | PIT | L,3-5 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .341 | .442 | .783 | 5 | .92 | -0.011 | 0.15 | C | |
| 23 | 1105 | 24 | Apr 28 | STL | PIT | L,0-9 | GS-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .330 | .427 | .757 | 5 | 1.36 | -0.102 | -0.91 | C | |
| 24 | 1106 | 25 | Apr 29 | STL | CIN | L,1-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .347 | .452 | .799 | 5 | 1.68 | 0.271 | 1.31 | C | |
| 25 | 1107 | 26 | Apr 30 | STL | CIN | W,2-1 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .347 | .448 | .794 | 5 | .52 | 0.003 | 0.06 | C | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 26 | 1108 | 27 | May 1 | STL | CIN | W,4-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .352 | .450 | .802 | 5 | .75 | 0.040 | 0.13 | C | |
| 27 | 1109 | 28 | May 2 | STL | @ | MIL | W,6-5 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .358 | .452 | .810 | 5 | .62 | 0.063 | 0.85 | C |
| 28 | 1110 | 29 | May 3 | STL | @ | MIL | W,6-1 | CG | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .360 | .459 | .818 | 5 | .68 | -0.040 | -1.17 | C |
| 29 | 1111 | 30 | May 4 | STL | @ | MIL | W,7-6 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .356 | .460 | .816 | 5 | .75 | -0.046 | -0.40 | C |
| 30 | 1112 | 31 | May 5 | STL | @ | MIL | W,10-1 | GS-8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .361 | .457 | .818 | 5 | .60 | -0.025 | 0.29 | C |
| 31 | 1113 | 32 | May 7 | STL | @ | CHC | L,1-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .365 | .458 | .823 | 5 | 1.77 | -0.050 | -0.27 | C |
| 32 | 1114 | 33 | May 8 | STL | @ | CHC | W,5-4 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .369 | .460 | .829 | 5 | 1.55 | 0.149 | 0.94 | C |
| 33 | 1115 | 34 | May 10 | STL | COL | W,3-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .373 | .469 | .842 | 5 | .76 | 0.068 | 0.98 | C | |
| 34 | 1116 | 35 | May 11 | STL | COL | W,3-0 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .384 | .473 | .857 | 5 | 1.37 | 0.113 | 1.85 | C | |
| 35 | 1117 | 36 | May 12 | STL | COL | L,2-8 | GS-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .343 | .376 | .463 | .839 | 5 | .50 | -0.038 | -0.47 | C | |
| 36 | 1118 | 37 | May 13 | STL | NYM | W,6-3 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .343 | .379 | .467 | .846 | 5 | .86 | -0.035 | 0.16 | C | |
| 37 | 1119 | 38 | May 14 | STL | NYM | W,10-4 | CG | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .367 | .451 | .817 | 5 | .25 | -0.037 | -1.36 | C 1B | |
| 38 | 1120 | 39 | May 15 | STL | NYM | W,4-2 | 8-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .371 | .455 | .825 | 6 | .95 | 0.075 | 1.06 | PH C | |
| 39 | 1121 | 40 | May 16 | STL | NYM | L,2-5 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .368 | .449 | .817 | 5 | .74 | -0.013 | -0.09 | C | |
| 40 | 1122 | 41 | May 17 | STL | MIL | W,7-6 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .365 | .444 | .808 | 5 | 1.05 | -0.018 | -0.76 | C | |
| 41 | 1123 | 42 | May 18 | STL | MIL | L,4-6 | CG(10) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .335 | .372 | .445 | .817 | 5 | 1.92 | 0.072 | 0.62 | C | |
| 42 | 1124 | 43 | May 19 | STL | MIL | W,4-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .369 | .440 | .809 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.077 | -0.04 | C | |
| STL | 168 | 159 | 15 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .369 | .440 | .809 | ||||||||||||||
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