Position: Catcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-11, 225lb (180cm, 102kg)
Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors)
Born: July 13, 1982 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr
Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico).
High School: Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico)
Debut: June 3, 2004 (Age 21-326d, 18,479th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season
2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 1 yr/$9M (21)
Service Time (01/2021): 16.123 • Free Agent: 2022
Agents: Melin Roman
Full Name: Yadier Benjamin Molina
Nicknames: Yadi
Pronunciation: \YAH-dee-air moh-LEE-na\
Twitter: @Yadimolina04
Instagram: @yadier_marciano_molina
Relatives: Brother of Bengie Molina, Jose Molina
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | STL | NL | NLDS | LAD | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 21 | STL | NL | NLCS | HOU | W | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 | -1.2% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | 21 | STL | NL | WS | BOS | L | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | -2.6% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2005 | 22 | STL | NL | NLDS | SDP | W | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.8% | ||
| 2005 | 22 | STL | NL | NLCS | HOU | L | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 | .318 | .455 | .773 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 2.1% | 0.583 | 0.000 |
| 2006 | 23 | STL | NL | NLDS | SDP | W | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 | -0.9% | ||
| 2006 | 23 | STL | NL | NLCS | NYM | W | 7 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .348 | .423 | .652 | 1.075 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 | 23.0% | 3.916 | 0.650 |
| 2006 | 23 | STL | NL | WS | DET | W | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .412 | .500 | .529 | 1.029 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 5.9% | 2.383 | 0.526 |
| 2009 | 26 | STL | NL | NLDS | LAD | L | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.33 | -2.9% | ||
| 2011 | 28 | STL | NL | NLDS | PHI | W | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.27 | -3.7% | ||
| 2011 | 28 | STL | NL | NLCS | MIL | W | 6 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .385 | .458 | .843 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.9% | 3.611 | 0.330 |
| 2011 | 28 | STL | NL | WS | TEX | W | 7 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .414 | .417 | .830 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 | 23.4% | 4.360 | 0.360 |
| 2012 | 29 | STL | NL | NLWC | ATL | W | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | -0.6% | ||
| 2012 | 29 | STL | NL | NLDS | WSN | W | 5 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .118 | .348 | .118 | .465 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | -2.5% | ||
| 2012 | 29 | STL | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 7 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .393 | .393 | .429 | .821 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 | 0.4% | 2.050 | 0.271 |
| 2013 | 30 | STL | NL | NLDS | PIT | W | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .294 | .400 | .529 | .929 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.5% | ||
| 2013 | 30 | STL | NL | NLCS | LAD | W | 6 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .227 | .320 | .227 | .547 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.21 | -1.3% | 1.573 | 0.204 |
| 2013 | 30 | STL | NL | WS | BOS | L | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .304 | .333 | .348 | .681 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 11.2% | 1.367 | 0.248 |
| 2014 | 31 | STL | NL | NLDS | LAD | W | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.2% | ||
| 2014 | 31 | STL | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | -1.2% | 0.050 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 32 | STL | NL | NLDS | CHC | L | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 | -1.4% | ||
| 2019 | 36 | STL | NL | NLDS | ATL | W | 5 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .174 | .143 | .317 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 2.6% | ||
| 2019 | 36 | STL | NL | NLCS | WSN | L | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .417 | .702 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | -3.9% | 1.333 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 37 | STL | NL | NLWC | SDP | L | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .462 | .500 | .615 | 1.115 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 1.8% | ||
| 2021 | 38 | STL | NL | NLWC | LAD | L | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 | -2.2% |