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St. Louis Cardinals place catcher Yadier Molina on restricted list

Aug 18, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA;  St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (4) looks on during the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
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The Cardinals placed Yadier Molina on the restricted list Saturday in order for the veteran catcher to return to his native Puerto Rico for “business reasons,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Per the report, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak expects Molina to return Monday for the start of a five-game road series against the Chicago Cubs.

There were no other specifics given for Molina’s departure, with the report indicating that he does own a basketball team in Puerto Rico that could clinch a championship Saturday. It was not known if the basketball team was the reason he left the Cardinals’ three-game series at Arizona.

Molina, 40, recorded his first three-hit performance of the season during St. Louis’ 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday night. He moved into fifth place in hits by a primary catcher with 2,152, passing Yogi Berra (2.150).

Molina is batting .222 with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 52 games with the Cardinals this season. The 10-time All-Star is a career .278 hitter with 173 home runs and 1,010 RBIs over 2,199 games for the Cardinals.

–Field Level Media

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