Molina officially retired from professional baseball Tuesday.
After a 2022 season in which he recorded a career-low .535 OPS, Molina will officially close the book on an outstanding career. Over his 19 years in the big leagues, Molina appeared in 10 All-Star games and took home nine Gold Glove awards and a Silver Slugger award. His exit leaves Andrew Knizner as the new No. 1 catcher currently on the 40-man roster, though St. Louis could look to the trade or free-agency market to add some competition heading into spring training.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: On bench Wednesday
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Molina isn't starting Wednesday against the Pirates, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Molina has gone 0-for-7 with an RBI and two strikeouts over his last three games, and he'll be on the bench for a third consecutive matchup to finish the regular season. Andrew Knizner is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Resting Monday
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Molina is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
He'll take a seat for the series opener in Pittsburgh after catching in each of the Cardinals' three games over the weekend with the Pirates while going 0-for-7. Andrew Knizner will check in for Molina behind the plate.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Sits after division-clinching win
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Molina is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Even though he didn't play in Tuesday's 6-2 win, Molina will remain on the bench for a second day in a row while the Cardinals withhold several key veterans from the lineup in the team's first game since clinching the National League Central crown. Molina should take back primary duties behind the dish during the Cardinals' upcoming playoff run, but he could occupy the smaller side of a timeshare at catcher with Andrew Knizner while St. Louis has little at stake over the final week of the regular season.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Takes seat Tuesday
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Molina isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Milwaukee, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Molina had previously missed a handful of games due to soreness, but he was able to rejoin the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers. He will now miss another game, affording Andrew Knizner another turn behind the dish.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Rejoins lineup Sunday
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Molina (soreness) is starting behind the plate and batting eighth Sunday against the Dodgers, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Molina hasn't seen the field since Tuesday due to some general soreness, but he'll return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale in Los Angeles. The 40-year-old has a .304/.333/.565 slash line with three home runs, three doubles, 10 RBI and seven runs through 13 games in September.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Remains out
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Molina (soreness) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Previous reports indicated that Molina would return no later than Sunday, but it's now apparent that he'll return no earlier than Sunday, either. He is still expected to catch for Adam Wainwright in Sunday's series finale, however.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Should return by Sunday
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Molina is dealing with general soreness but is expected to return no later than Sunday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Molina is on the bench for the third straight game Friday against the Dodgers. While his absence does appear to be injury-related, he may not be dealing with anything other than the general wear-and-tear that comes with catching at any age, let alone age 40.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Sits third straight
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Molina isn't starting Friday against the Dodgers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
The 40-year-old catcher will once again turn catching duties over to Andrew Knizner, who will bat eighth. Molina is 5-for-28 over the past two weeks.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Remains on bench Thursday
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Molina isn't starting Thursday against the Padres, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Molina has had more days off in recent weeks, and he'll head to the bench Thursday for the fourth time in the last seven games. Andrew Knizner will start behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Receives Wednesday off
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Molina is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Molina started the past two games and will take a seat for Wednesday's contest. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Deep blast during win
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Molina went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Reds.
Molina tallied a two-run homer off lefty starter Mike Minor with one out in the third inning to increase the Cardinals' lead to five during game one of the doubleheader. The 40-year-old veteran is coming off a tough 1-for-15 slump in his previous four games but has been great overall in his last 12 with a .918 OPS over 47 plate appearances. In addition, the catcher has recorded 10 RBI in 37 at-bats during his last 10 games.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Heads to bench for nightcap
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Molina isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds.
Molina was productive during Saturday's matinee, going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two total runs during the 5-1 win. Andrew Knizner will take his place behind the dish and bat ninth for Game 2.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Not starting Friday
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Molina isn't in the lineup Friday against the Reds, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Molina started the last five games and went 2-for-18 with an RBI and two strikeouts. Andrew Knizner will take over behind the dish and bat ninth Friday.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Sitting Friday
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Molina will sit Friday against the Pirates, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Molina will take a seat after he launched two homers Thursday versus the Nationals, driving in three runs. Andrew Knizner will draw the start at catcher and bat eighth in the series opener.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Mashes two homers Thursday
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Molina went 2-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's loss against the Nationals.
Molina led the offense for the Cardinals on Thursday, mashing two home runs on the day, the first to put St. Louis on top 3-1, and the second to tie the game at 4-4. The veteran catcher has been on a tear recently, now with four multi-hit games in his last six. He has racked up seven RBI and five runs scored in that span as he looks to finish his Hall of Fame career with a bang.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Molina is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
Molina has been in a bit of a groove, going 5-for-10 with a couple doubles over the last three games he started, but he will sit Tuesday for the second time in three days. Andrew Knizner will get the start behind the plate.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Idle Sunday
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Molina is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
After four consecutive starts behind the plate, Molina will get a breather while the Cardinals wrap up their series with the Cubs with a day game after a night game. Andrew Knizner checks in behind the plate for Molina, catching for starting pitcher Miles Mikolas.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Two hits, swipes bag
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Molina went 2-for-4 with a double, a run, three RBI and a stolen base in an 8-4 win against the Cubs on Saturday.
Molina singled in the second inning and doubled home three runs, stole third and scored in the third to tally his second-straight two-hit game. The uptick follows a recent seven-game hitless stretch that encompassed 20 at-bats, though the 40-year-old is now 4-for-7 with a walk and a double in two September contests. Molina is slashing .212/.234/.274 with two home runs, two steals, 15 runs and 15 RBI in 64 games.
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Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Sits amid slide at plate
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Molina is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Since returning from a two-day stint on the restricted list one week ago, Molina has gone cold at the dish, falling into an 0-for-17 slump over his past five starts. Andrew Knizner, who sports an .842 OPS since the All-Star break, will replace Molina behind the plate Monday and is making a case for becoming part of a true timeshare at catcher with the 10-time All-Star.
