By Mike Wennmacher
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Veteran St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been placed on the 10 day IL due to tendon strain in his right foot. Molina started to feel pain this past Friday night when he was running out a double against Cincinnati. He was out of the lineup on Saturday and Sunday but returned Monday. During Monday’s game however Molina said he had trouble moving around. The 38 year old Molina was off to a strong start in his 18
th season with the Cardinals batting .332 with 5 homers and 14 RBI. The Cardinals recalled catcher Ali Sanchez to take Molina’s spot on the roster.
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Cardinals Place Yadier Molina On 10-Day IL
The Cardinals have placed catcher
Yadier Molina on the 10-day injured list with a right foot tendon strain, Zachary Silver of MLB.com tweets. The team recalled catcher
Molina suffered the injury last Friday against the Reds, forcing him to leave early and miss the Cardinals’ games over the weekend. However, he did return to their lineup Monday in Philadelphia.
The Cardinals’ offense ranks a middle-of-the-pack 14th in runs scored and a less-than-stellar 23rd in wRC+, though Molina has certainly done his part. Re-signed to a one-year, $9MM contract in the offseason, the career-long Card has batted an excellent .323/.366/.631 with five home runs in 71 plate appearances. Behind the plate, the nine-time Gold Glove winner has thrown out an above-average 29 percent of would-be base thieves.
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