Player Page

Weather | Roster

Yadier Molina | Catcher

Team: St Louis Cardinals
Age / DOB:  (30) / 7/13/1982
Ht / Wt:  5'11' / 230
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
Contract: view contract details
Share: 

Latest News

Recent News

Yadier Molina had four of the Cardinals' 14 hits in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
Molina's sitting on just two homers after hitting 22 last year, but he's batting .333. Unfortunately, it's not leading too many RBI; most of his 21 came in April and he hasn't had a two-RBI game in four weeks. May 23 - 12:59 AM

Highest Searched Players over the last 7 days


Player News

Date:
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina is not in the Cardinals' starting lineup on Wednesday night against the Mets.

Tony Cruz will make only his second start of the year. Molina has been the most active catcher in the major leagues this season.
Related: Tony Cruz
Source: St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter
May 15 - 4:23 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina is not in the Cardinals' lineup Friday.

It's his first day off of the season. David Freese is also getting rest for the Cards, with Tony Cruz and Ty Wigginton playing catcher and third base, respectively.
Related: David Freese
Source: FOX Sports Midwest on Twitter
Apr 19 - 3:32 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina went 2-for-3 with a solo homer as the Cardinals shutout the Brewers 2-0 on Friday.

Molina also doubled on the night. His solo blast in the seventh inning came courtesy of former battery-mate Kyle Lohse. He's hitting .275/.310/.475 with two homers and five RBI in the early going, and remains one of the finest offensive catchers in the league.
Apr 12 - 10:53 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina went 3-for-4 and scored a run in Puerto Rico's comeback win over Italy Wednesday.

One of Molina's three singles came during Puerto Rico's decisive three-run eighth inning. The Cardinals' backstop now has six hits in 15 at-bats during WBC play to go along with two runs and a stolen base. Puerto Rico will next face the loser of Thursday's USA vs. Dominican Republic matchup.
Mar 13 - 11:20 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

The Cardinals have hired John Mabry as their new hitting coach.

He'll replace Mark McGwire, who is expected to be named the Dodgers hitting coach later this week. Mabry was the assistant hitting coach for the Cardinals this past season. The Cardinals also announced Monday that Triple-A pitching coach Blaise Ilsley will be the bullpen coach next year.
Source: B.J Rains on Twitter
Mon, Nov 5, 2012 04:26:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

With Mark McGwire leaving to become the hitting coach of the Dodgers, John Mabry appears to be his likely successor in the same role with the Cardinals.

Mabry spent the 2012 season as the Cardinals assistant hitting coach. He also spent the majority of his playing career with the club and is a longtime friend and confidant of manager Mike Matheny.
Source: Joe Strauss on Twitter
Fri, Nov 2, 2012 11:55:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cardinals hitting coach Mark McGwire has informed the club that he intends to accept a similar position with the Dodgers.

Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports confirms the report and adds that McGwire is indeed talking to the Dodgers about their hitting coach job. An agreement is not final, but Strauss hears that McGwire has told the Cardinals that he does not anticipate accepting their offer of a contract extension. He is leaning toward making the change because it would allow him to be closer to his family in Orange County. McGwire has served as the Cardinals hitting coach since 2010.
Related: Dodgers
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fri, Nov 2, 2012 04:25:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina won his fifth straight National League Gold Glove Award at catcher on Tuesday night.

Molina is arguably the most valuable defensive player in baseball and an obvious choice again this year. He beat out the Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero and the Phillies' Carlos Ruiz for the award. Joining Molina in the NL is Adam LaRoche at first base, Darwin Barney at second, Jimmy Rollins at shortstop, Chase Headley at third, Carlos Gonzalez in left field, Andrew McCutchen in center, Jayson Heyward in right and Mark Buehrle at pitcher.
Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:16:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina (back) returned to the Cardinals' starting lineup Monday against the Astros.

Molina got the day off Sunday after leaving Saturday's game in the ninth inning due to back spasms. He may not be 100 percent, but he's not going to sit with the Cards fighting for a playoff spot.
Source: St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 04:58:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina reported Sunday that his back is feeling better than expected.

He's not in the lineup, but it sounds like he'll have a shot to return Monday. Molina exited Saturday's game in the ninth inning due to lower back spasms.
Source: Jenifer Langosch on Twitter
Sun, Sep 23, 2012 12:39:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina (back) is not in the Cardinals' lineup Sunday.

Molina left in the ninth inning of Saturday's game due to lower back spasms. He's considered day-to-day. Carlos Beltran is also out of the lineup a day after hitting a game-tying homer in the ninth. Tony Cruz is behind the plate, while Matt Carpenter is playing right field.
Related: Carlos Beltran
Source: FOX Sports Midwest on Twitter
Sun, Sep 23, 2012 11:22:00 AM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina was pulled from Saturday's game in the ninth inning due to lower back spasms.

Molina jack-knifed out of the way to avoid being hit by a Carlos Marmol fastball. He wanted to remain in the game, and was visibly upset when manager Mike Matheny removed him. He'll likely sit on Sunday as well as a precautionary measure, but it doesn't appear to be an injury that would sideline him for an extended period of time.
Source: Derrick Goold on Twitter
Sat, Sep 22, 2012 04:40:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina left Saturday's game in the middle of an at-bat in the ninth inning, after he injured himself trying to get our of the way of an inside fastball from Carlos Marmol.

It's hard to say at this point what exactly he tweaked, but Molina has dealt with back issues on and off this season. He clearly wanted to remain in the game, and slammed his bat in anger after his manager escorted him off the field.
Source: Buster Olney on Twitter
Sat, Sep 22, 2012 04:04:00 PM
Yadier Molina - C - Cardinals

Yadier Molina finished 2-for-3 with a home run Wednesday in the Cardinals' 5-0 win over the Astros.

Molina blasted a solo shot to deep center in the fourth inning and singled in the sixth. The best defensive catcher in baseball is now batting .324/.382/.513 with 20 dingers and 68 RBI in 127 games played this season. He's a legitimate MVP candidate in the National League.
Wed, Sep 19, 2012 11:12:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Yadier Molina
2Tony Cruz
1B1Allen Craig
2Matt Adams
2B1Matt Carpenter
2Daniel Descalso
SS1Pete Kozma
2Rafael Furcal
3B1David Freese
2Ty Wigginton
LF1Matt Holliday
CF1Jon Jay
2Shane Robinson
RF1Carlos Beltran
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Adam Wainwright
2Jaime Garcia
3Jake Westbrook
4Lance Lynn
5Shelby Miller
6Chris Carpenter
7John Gast
8Tyler Lyons
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Edward Mujica
2Trevor Rosenthal
3Randy Choate
4Carlos Martinez
5Joe Kelly
6Fernando Salas
7Seth Maness
8Mitchell Boggs
9Jason Motte