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Yadier Molina is without a doubt one of the most iconic players in St. Louis Cardinals history.
Molina played his entire 19-year career in St. Louis and helped the team win four National League pennants and two World Series titles.
He was a 10-time All-Star and a nine-time Gold-Glove catcher.
Molina was also a Silver Slugger and a four-time winner of the Platinum Glove.
Today is a special day for the Cardinals legend as he celebrates his 41st birthday.
On Twitter, the Cardinals posted a graphic featuring photos from some of Molina’s finest moments to celebrate his birthday.
Happy Birthday to the ! #STLCards pic.twitter.com/ZC8FPRBZQL
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 13, 2023
Molina was certainly one of the greatest players to ever wear the Birds on the Bat.
The future Hall-of-Famer hit for a career .277 average and had a total of 176 home runs.
Though not always known for his power, one of his greatest moments came in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS against the New York Mets, when he hit a go-ahead two-run homer off of Aaron Heilman in the ninth inning.
He was also behind the plate when Adam Wainwright struck out Carlos Beltran to end the series and got to celebrate another moment with the right-hander a week later when they closed out the World Series.
But what Molina was best known for was his ability to shut down the running game.
Trying to steal a base against him was simply a fool’s errand, as Molina made cutting runners down look easy.
He and Albert Pujols rode off into the sunset together at the end of the 2022 season.
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