St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Cardinals C Yadier Molina to start rehab assignment Thursday

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated Jul 25, 2022 6:49 PM ET

There is still hope that Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright can set the all-time record for games played as a battery before Molina hangs up his pads this fall. Multiple sources reported Monday that the two-time World Series champion catcher, who has been sidelined for over a month now, will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis starting on Thursday.

NEWS: St. Louis Cardinals legend Yadier Molina is scheduled to play for the @memphisredbirds Thursday and Friday at AutoZone Park as part of a rehab assignment.
— Mark Giannotto (@mgiannotto) July 25, 2022

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Yadier Molina is scheduled to appear in Memphis this Thursday and Friday... pic.twitter.com/S2kOKHggFJ
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) July 25, 2022

Molina, who turned 40 this month, has been out of the lineup since mid-June due to inflammation in his right knee. If all goes well with his rehab assignment, he should return to the Cardinals' lineup on Aug. 2 for a home game against the Chicago Cubs.

That game on August second is also a scheduled start for Wainwright. The duo, playing their final season together, need just nine more starts down the stretch to set the MLB record for most games as a battery. The record has long been held by Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan of the Detroit Tigers, who started 324 games together from 1963-75.

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