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.
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.
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.
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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