How tall is Molina?

Yadier Benjamín Molina, nicknamed "Yadi", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, with whom he has played his entire 19-year MLB career.

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How fast does Molina throw?

He employed a stopwatch and some help for an article that appeared Friday, and according to the calculations he and his group made, Molina's throw left his hand at 83 mph. It averaged 72 mph glove to glove, and that means it had a time of ...
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Who is the best catcher of all time?

1. Yogi Berra- Good luck trying to dispute this one: he won three MVP awards (1951, 1954 and 1955), made 15 All-Star game appearances, caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series and boasts an unprecedented 10 World Series rings.
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Who is the fastest pitcher of all-time?

Fastest Pitchers in Baseball History
  • Kelvin Herrera. ...
  • Yordano Ventura. ...
  • Mark Wohlers (Tie) ...
  • Bobby Parnell (Tie) ...
  • Goose Gossage (Tie) ...
  • Henry Rodriguez (Tie) Top speed: 103.2 miles per hour (2010) ...
  • Mauricio Cabrera (Tie) Top speed: 103.2 miles per hour (2016) ...
  • Justin Verlander (Tie) Top speed: 103.2 miles per hour (2011)
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Who is the highest paid Cardinal?

Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos is the 381st-highest-paid player in the game at $2,410,000. Reliever Aaron Brooks is tied for the 459th spot on the list, making $1,400,000 in 2022. Reliever Nick Wittgren is tied for the 488th spot on the list, making $1,200,000 in 2022.
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What is wrong with Molina?

Impact Molina has apparently dealt with his sore knee over the first few months of the season, and he received multiple cortisone shots last weekend in an attempt to alleviate the issue.
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How hard did Pudge throw?

“Pudge was hard-nosed, even then,” said Rosa. “He showed leadership at 16 that I'd seen in few kids. He knew where he was going.”5 At the tryout camp Rangers scouts put the radar gun on him and showed him throwing 93 mph from the plate to second base.
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What is Salvador Perez pop time?

Salvador Perez's 1.74 pop time during a 2017 throw was considered "stretch[ing] the boundaries of the position". Austin Hedges led the MLB in pop time in the 2017 season, with a 1.86 second average. In 2018, J. T. Realmuto led the league with a 1.90-second time.
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Why is Wainwright called Uncle Charlie?

Uncle Charlie originated from his Fantasy Football name that he used for his charity, Big League Impact. He created his Twitter account because of his charity and moved his nickname over. That's what it's been ever since. “Everywhere I go, people call me Waino or Uncle Charlie,” Wainwright said.
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How much does Harrison Bader make a year?

Current Contract

Harrison Bader signed a 2 year / $10,400,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $10,400,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $5,200,000. In 2022, Bader will earn a base salary of $4,700,000 and a signing bonus of $1,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,200,000.
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How many Cardinal fans are there?

Busch Stadium will become the 16th active major league ballpark to hit the 50 million fans mark. According to the Cardinals, the team has averaged 41,996 fans per regular season game since Busch Stadium opened in 2006.
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What catcher throws the hardest?

Gary Sanchez has the best throwing arm of any catcher in baseball, though by only a hair over Martin Maldonado.
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Which catcher threw out the most runners?

Yadier Molina holds the record for the most putouts by a catcher with 14,876. Molina surpassed the previous holder on June 14, 2022 in the first game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Iván Rodríguez (14,864) is second all-time and the only other catcher to record 14,000 or more career putouts.
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