Yadier Molina is the Greatest Cardinals Catcher Ever

Yadier Molina was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the MLB Draft. Molina worked his way through the minor leagues and made his big league debut on June 3, 2004 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Molina was promoted from Class AAA Memphis to replace Mike Matheny (muscle strain) as catcher, who ended up becoming his Manager in STL later on. Molina had 2 hits and a run, he also threw out a runner on second.

This debut showcased what he’d be doing for the rest of his career as the Cardinals Catcher. Since then, Molina has been a part of two World Series-winning teams, selected to 10 All-Star Games, and won nine Gold Gloves. Yadier also leads the Cardinals with 101 postseason hits and 101 postseason GP.

INTERESTING FACTS

Cardinals career records: Most Postseason Hits (101) and most Postseason GP (101)
Cardinals Catcher records: Most Gold Gloves (9), Most career Hits (2,064), Most career GP (2,093)
Most Postseason Hits in STL history: 1. Molina (101), 2. Albert Pujols (88), 3. Jim Edmonds (61), 4. Matt Holliday (56)
Most Postseason Hits: 1. D. Jeter (200), 2. B. Williams (128), 3. M. Ramirez (117), 4. J. Posada (103), 5. Y. Molina (101)

CEMENTED LEGACY

YADIER MOLINA IS THE GREATEST ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CATCHER OF ALL-TIME

Yadier Molina has spent his 18+ year career with the Cardinals, playing over 2000 games and recording a batting average of .280. In both 2012 and 2013, Molina finished in the top-five of NL MVP voting. In both those seasons, he finished fourth in Batting Average with BAs of .315 and .319 respectively.

In eight consecutive seasons, 2008-2015, he was awarded the Gold Glove and won it again in 2018. Molina leads the league in active players catching runners stealing, which helps make him the best defensive catcher from the 2010s along with the greatest catcher in St. Louis Cardinals history thanks to his long-standing consistency and postseason excellence.

BEST HIGHLIGHTS

Yadier Molina’s best highlights

Yadier Molina's #Cardinals records:
- Most career Postseason Hits (101)
- Most career Postseason GP (101)
- Most Gold Gloves as a C (9)
- Most career Hits as a C (2,064)
- Most career GP by a C (2,093)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 13, 2021

Yadi’s Postseason highlights

Most career Postseason Hits in #Cardinals history:
1. Yadier Molina (101)^
2. Albert Pujols (88)
3. Jim Edmonds (61)
4. Matt Holliday (56)
5. David Freese (48)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 13, 2021