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Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina retiring after 2022 season
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Cardinals 10-time All-Star catcher Yadier Molina retiring after 2022 season

By Zac Wassink  |  Last updated Aug 25, 2021 2:33 PM ET

Word broke Tuesday that 10-time All-Star catcher and future Hall of Famer Yadier Molina would return to the St. Louis Cardinals for his 19th season with the club and in MLB via a one-year contract extension said to be worth $10 million. 

According to David Adler of the league's website, the veteran who turned 39 years old last month told reporters ahead of Wednesday's game against the Detroit Tigers that 2022 will be his "Last Dance" in the big leagues. 

"Well, it's enough," Molina explained. "I mean, 19 years is a long career, and my position is a tough one. Right now, I would like to do my best and I'm going to train my body hard, but it's hard." 

Molina has played only for the Cardinals since 2004 and began Wednesday batting .259 with eight home runs and 51 RBI across 95 games this season. In total, he is a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner who earned World Series rings with St. Louis in 2006 and 2011. 

Zac Wassink
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Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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