Yadier Molina is an American baseball catcher who has missed 16 games due to his injury still continues to be on a break in his home.
Yadier Benjamin Molina, known as Yadi is a professional baseball catcher who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ever since he started his professional career in MLB in 2004, he has been playing for Louis.
Molina was born into a family of baseball enthusiasts in Puerto Rico. His father was an all-time hits leader in Puerto Rico baseball who trained all his three sons in baseball.
The baseball catcher is a two-time world series champion and nine-time Gold Glove Award. He has more than 2100 hits as a hitter and 845 assists as an active catcher.
Molina is famous not only for his baseball career but also as a philanthropist. He started a relief fundraiser for the victims devastated by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017.
What Happened To Yadier Molina – Where Is He Today?
The Cardinals placed Yadier Molina on the June 10-day injured list after his prolonged knee injury.
Molina was suffering from knee soreness due to which he was struggling in the first few months of the season. Despite his injury, he tried to continue being in the game. Considering the illness, the Cardinals headed him to the injured list.
While Yadi is on rest, all the pressure has shifted to Andrew Knizner. But Andrew has been getting criticisms for not standing up to the team’s expectations.
The team called up the rookie catcher, Ivan Herrera from Triple-A Memphis as Molina’s replacement.
Molina is in his native land Puerto Rico taking his season break. There are no official reports about when the catcher will be back on the field. For now, he seems to be on complete rest and spending time with his family.
Yadier Molina Injury & Surgery Details
Yadier, age 39 was injured on his right knee and was subjected to about two weeks of rest by the team.
The player is batting with an average rate of .278 and h178 home runs. Molina was already taking numerous cortisone shots in order to relieve the injury. After the inflammation exacerbated over the months, he finally was sidelined from the season.
Earlier in 2018, he went down in the eighth inning of the game against the Chicago Cubs. He was hit by Kris Bryant’s foul ball at 101 miles per hour on his pelvic region.
Molina was immediately rushed into the emergency amidst the match. He had to undergo surgery for the pelvic hematoma after which he was placed on the disabled list.
For the three seasons that followed, Yadi was healthy and performing his best. But it turns out he is injured for this season and will be on rest till he is fully recovered.