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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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 (52) | Jun 3 | STL | @ | PIT | W,4-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | C |
| 2 | 54 | Jun 4 | STL | HOU | W,5-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 3 | 55 | Jun 5 | STL | HOU | W,10-4 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C | |
| 4 | 57 (1) | Jun 7 | STL | @ | CHC | W,4-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | C |
| 5 | 58 | Jun 8 | STL | @ | CHC | L,3-7 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 6 | 59 | Jun 9 | STL | @ | CHC | W,12-4 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 7 | 60 | Jun 10 | STL | @ | CHC | L,3-12 | CG | 42 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 8 | 62 (1) | Jun 12 | STL | @ | TEX | L,2-7 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 9 | 63 | Jun 13 | STL | @ | TEX | W,13-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 10 | 64 | Jun 15 | STL | OAK | W,8-4 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 11 | 65 | Jun 16 | STL | OAK | W,6-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 12 | 67 (1) | Jun 18 | STL | CIN | W,4-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 13 | 68 | Jun 19 | STL | CIN | W,9-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 14 | 70 (1) | Jun 22 | STL | CHC | L,4-5 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 15 | 73 (2) | Jun 25 | STL | @ | KCR | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C |
| 16 | 78 (4) | Jun 30 | STL | @ | PIT | L,5-6 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 17 | 79 | Jul 2 | STL | SEA | W,11-2 | GF | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH C | |
| 18 | 80 | Jul 3 | STL | SEA | W,8-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C | |
| 19 | 83 (2) | Jul 6 | STL | CIN | W,5-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 20 | 85 (1) | Jul 9 | STL | CHC | W,6-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 21 | 89 (3) | Jul 16 | STL | @ | CIN | W,7-5 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 22 | 93 (3) | Jul 20 | STL | @ | CHC | W,11-8 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C |
| 23 | 95 (1) | Jul 22 | STL | MIL | W,4-0 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 24 | 98 (2) | Jul 25 | STL | SFG | W,6-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 25 | 100 (1) | Jul 27 | STL | @ | CIN | W,6-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C |
| 26 | 103 (2) | Jul 31 | STL | @ | SFG | L,7-8 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 27 | 105 (1) | Aug 3 | STL | MON | L,6-10 | CG | 59 | 12.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 28 | 109 (3) | Aug 7 | STL | NYM | W,2-1 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 29 | 110 | Aug 8 | STL | NYM | W,6-2 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C | |
| 30 | 113 (2) | Aug 12 | STL | @ | FLA | L,2-8 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 31 | 115 (1) | Aug 14 | STL | @ | ATL | L,7-9 | GS | 28 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 32 | 118 (2) | Aug 17 | STL | CIN | W,7-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C | |
| 33 | 120 (1) | Aug 19 | STL | PIT | L,2-3 | GS | 34 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 34 | 121 | Aug 20 (1) | STL | PIT | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 35 | 125 (3) | Aug 24 | STL | @ | CIN | L,3-4 | GS | 32 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 36 | 126 | Aug 25 | STL | @ | CIN | W,6-5 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | C |
| 37 | 129 (2) | Aug 28 | STL | @ | PIT | W,6-4 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 38 | 133 (3) | Sep 2 | STL | SDP | W,7-2 | GS | 9 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C | |
| 39 | 138 (4) | Sep 7 | STL | @ | SDP | W,4-2 | GS | 24 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C |
| 40 | 141 (2) | Sep 11 | STL | @ | LAD | L,5-6 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 41 | 142 | Sep 12 | STL | @ | LAD | W,7-6 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C |
| 42 | 145 (2) | Sep 16 | STL | HOU | L,3-8 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 43 | 149 (3) | Sep 20 | STL | @ | MIL | W,7-4 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C |
| 44 | 150 | Sep 21 | STL | @ | MIL | L,4-6 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 45 | 152 (1) | Sep 23 | STL | @ | MIL | W,4-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | C |
| 46 | 154 (1) | Sep 25 | STL | @ | COL | W,10-6 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C |
| 47 | 156 (1) | Sep 27 | STL | @ | HOU | L,3-10 | GF | 15 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 48 | 157 | Sep 28 | STL | @ | HOU | L,1-2 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 49 | 160 (2) | Oct 1 | STL | MIL | W,4-1 | GS | 26 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 50 | 161 | Oct 2 | STL | MIL | L,1-5 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 51 | 162 | Oct 3 | STL | MIL | W,9-4 | GF | 13 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 51gm | 344.0 | 256 | 16 | 2 | 274 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | Jun 3 | STL | @ | PIT | W,4-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 54 | Jun 4 | STL | HOU | W,5-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 55 | Jun 5 | STL | HOU | W,10-4 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 57 (1) | Jun 7 | STL | @ | CHC | W,4-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 58 | Jun 8 | STL | @ | CHC | L,3-7 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 59 | Jun 9 | STL | @ | CHC | W,12-4 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 60 | Jun 10 | STL | @ | CHC | L,3-12 | CG | 42 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 62 (1) | Jun 12 | STL | @ | TEX | L,2-7 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 63 | Jun 13 | STL | @ | TEX | W,13-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 64 | Jun 15 | STL | OAK | W,8-4 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 65 | Jun 16 | STL | OAK | W,6-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 67 (1) | Jun 18 | STL | CIN | W,4-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 68 | Jun 19 | STL | CIN | W,9-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | 70 (1) | Jun 22 | STL | CHC | L,4-5 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | 73 (2) | Jun 25 | STL | @ | KCR | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 78 (4) | Jun 30 | STL | @ | PIT | L,5-6 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 17 | 79 | Jul 2 | STL | SEA | W,11-2 | GF | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 80 | Jul 3 | STL | SEA | W,8-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 83 (2) | Jul 6 | STL | CIN | W,5-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 85 (1) | Jul 9 | STL | CHC | W,6-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 89 (3) | Jul 16 | STL | @ | CIN | W,7-5 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 93 (3) | Jul 20 | STL | @ | CHC | W,11-8 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 95 (1) | Jul 22 | STL | MIL | W,4-0 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 98 (2) | Jul 25 | STL | SFG | W,6-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 100 (1) | Jul 27 | STL | @ | CIN | W,6-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 103 (2) | Jul 31 | STL | @ | SFG | L,7-8 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 27 | 105 (1) | Aug 3 | STL | MON | L,6-10 | CG | 59 | 12.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 109 (3) | Aug 7 | STL | NYM | W,2-1 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 110 | Aug 8 | STL | NYM | W,6-2 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 113 (2) | Aug 12 | STL | @ | FLA | L,2-8 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 115 (1) | Aug 14 | STL | @ | ATL | L,7-9 | GS | 28 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 118 (2) | Aug 17 | STL | CIN | W,7-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 120 (1) | Aug 19 | STL | PIT | L,2-3 | GS | 34 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | 121 | Aug 20 (1) | STL | PIT | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 125 (3) | Aug 24 | STL | @ | CIN | L,3-4 | GS | 32 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 126 | Aug 25 | STL | @ | CIN | W,6-5 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 129 (2) | Aug 28 | STL | @ | PIT | W,6-4 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 38 | 133 (3) | Sep 2 | STL | SDP | W,7-2 | GS | 9 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 138 (4) | Sep 7 | STL | @ | SDP | W,4-2 | GS | 24 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | 141 (2) | Sep 11 | STL | @ | LAD | L,5-6 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 142 | Sep 12 | STL | @ | LAD | W,7-6 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 145 (2) | Sep 16 | STL | HOU | L,3-8 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 149 (3) | Sep 20 | STL | @ | MIL | W,7-4 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 150 | Sep 21 | STL | @ | MIL | L,4-6 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | 152 (1) | Sep 23 | STL | @ | MIL | W,4-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 154 (1) | Sep 25 | STL | @ | COL | W,10-6 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 156 (1) | Sep 27 | STL | @ | HOU | L,3-10 | GF | 15 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 157 | Sep 28 | STL | @ | HOU | L,1-2 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | 160 (2) | Oct 1 | STL | MIL | W,4-1 | GS | 26 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 50 | 161 | Oct 2 | STL | MIL | L,1-5 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 162 | Oct 3 | STL | MIL | W,9-4 | GF | 13 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51gm | 344.0 | 256 | 16 | 2 | 274 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
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