Yadi Molina Autographed baseball (includes case) and 8"by10" photo.

Yadier Benjamin Molina (born July 13, 1982) known affectionately by fans as "Yadi", is a Major League Baseball catcher who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Molina was the third catcher to play in two World Series before age 25, along with Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra. He is considered one of the best defensive catchers in baseball, throwing out 42% of runners attempting a stolen base (2005–2010). He has also led major league catchers in pickoffs (2005–2010) with 36.

Yadi had a MVP 2012 Season hitting .315 with 22 home runs and 76 runs batted in, plus a slugging percentage of .501. He won his fifth consecutive gold glove that year. And in the year 2013, Yadi continued his success at the plate batting .319 with 80 rbi's and a slugging percentage of .477 in spite of an a right knee injury.

Career highlights and awards:

MLB

• 5× All-Star (2009–2013)


• 2× World Series champion (2006, 2011)


• 4× National League Championship Series(2004,2006,2011,2013)


• 5× Gold Glove Award (2008–2012)


• 2x Platinum Glove Award (2011–2012)


• 5x Fielding Bible Award (2007–2010, 2012)


• GIBBY Award (2012)

Puerto Rican National Team

• All-World Baseball Classic Team (2013)