<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2013 San Francisco </Td> <Td> National team </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 Los Angeles </Td> <Td> National team </Td> </Tr> <P> Yadier Benjamin Molina (Spanish pronunciation: (ʝaˈdjeɾ moˈlina); born July 13, 1982), nicknamed "Yadi", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played his entire 15 - year major league career with the Cardinals since his debut on June 3, 2004, and also for the Puerto Rican national team in four World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments . Widely considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time, Molina is the recipient of a number of accolades, including eight Rawlings Gold Glove Awards . A two - time World Series champion, he is also a paramount figure in nine Cardinals playoff appearances and four National League pennants, and is a two - time silver medalist with Puerto Rico . Molina bats and throws right - handed, stands 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg). </P> <P> Molina ranks second all - time among catchers with 130 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), and first among active catchers with 845 assists, 41.69% of runners caught stealing, and 55 pickoffs . He also ranks in the top 70 among catchers in history in each of fielding percentage, games played, double plays turned and assists . As a hitter, he has accrued more than 1,500 hits, 100 home runs, and 700 runs batted in (RBI) during his career, while batting over . 300 five times . Other MLB distinctions include nine All Star Game selections, six Fielding Bible Awards, four Platinum Glove Awards, and one Silver Slugger Award . Further, he is a two - time selection to the All - WBC Tournament Team . </P>

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