Yadier Molina will be another to return to the World Baseball Classic, which starts on March 8 until the 21st of the aforementioned month. However, it will be a particular round, since he will not do it from the field of play but as manager of the Puerto Rican national team.
Despite the fact that he is just beginning his career as a helmsman, the former St. Louis Cardinals mask has fond memories when he is mentioned the World Baseball Classic. The native of Bayamon He left his mark as a baseball player and now he will seek to do it as a strategist.
In his time as a catcher, the Puerto Rican reached a mark that no other player has been able to achieve in the four editions that have been carried out of the tournament created by the MLB.
“El Marciano” is the only position player to be chosen twice in the ideal team of the World Classic. This was achieved in the deliveries of 2013 and 2017.
In those organizations of the contest, Molina was one of the captains and fundamental in the success of the Team Rubio, who collected a couple of runners-up in those years. Puerto Rico lost in 2013 against the Dominican Republic and in 2017 against the United States, in both games they suffered shutouts.
Now as leader “El Yadi” He will look for what was impossible for him as a baseball player: give the first crown to the Island in its history. The Puerto Rican takes the reins of the ninth after living his first experience as the head coach of the Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP).
Puerto Rico in the World Classic
Molina will not have an easy time leading the Puerto Rican team, since he was placed in Pool D along with the powers of Dominican Republic and Venezuela. If they pass the first round, they could meet the United States, defending champions, in the second phase of the tournament.
He Team Rubio will debut on March 11 against Nicaragua, rookies in the upcoming edition, in the LoanDepot Park de Miami.
