Yadier Molina Dares Baserunner to Steal, Throws Him out
Yadier Molina may be 38, but he can still hose a runner when he wants to. On Sunday, he was up to his old tricks behind the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals. Molina had a bit of a back-and-forth with Houston Astros outfielder Jose Siri, that led to the veteran catcher daring the 25-year-old steal on him, then throwing him out by a mile.
Here's the throw:
2021 and Yadier Molina is still throwin' out runners at second ? pic.twitter.com/riKk36uCqZ
— MLB (@MLB) March 7, 2021
Molina hosed the kid off a changeup and it wasn't even close.
You can see afterwards the nine-time Gold Glove winner sort of stares down Siri looking for acknowledgement, and there's a backstory there. Luckily, the great Jomboy is on the case with a breakdown:
Yadier Molina tells runner to steal then throws him out, a breakdown pic.twitter.com/q8Ly2mMXdK
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) March 7, 2021
First off, it's pretty crazy that Molina was still catching in the seventh inning of a spring training game. Second, why would you ever call down the thunder from Molina? That's like telling Nolan Arenado he'll never get you out on a routine grounder. Of course this was going to end the way it did.
A nine-time MLB All-Star, Molina can still get it down behind the dish.