MLB fans react to St. Louis Cardinals legendary catcher Yadier Molina managing Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic: "Won't be the last team he manages, I assume", "This makes me so happy"

News has emerged that St. Louis Cardinals long-time catcher Yadier Molina will be managing Team Puerto Rico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Molina announced that he would be retiring following the 2022 MLB season following the one-year extension he signed this past offseason. Molina is looking to stay in the game of baseball by transitioning to manager.

The World Baseball Classic, which is set to kick off on March 8th, 2023, is an international baseball tournament. It allows the best baseball players in the world to represent their countries.

The news of Yadier Molina managing Team Puerto Rico has made fans happy. Some fans believe this is just the beginning of Molina's managing career.

Some fans think that Yadier Molina would be the perfect manager for the St. Louis Cardinals. Not only does he understand the Cardinals so well after spending his whole career there, but he's also a fan-favorite.

Fans believe that his previous experience as a catcher will make him the perfect candidate to manage a baseball team.

Other fans couldn't help but comment on how cool it is for a current player to be the manager of a baseball team.

While Yadier Molina has stated that he won't be playing in the World Baseball Classic, fans can't help but wonder how awesome it would be if he were to play in the tournament.

Yadier Molina and Team Purto Rico will have steep competition in the WBC

The 2023 World Baseball Classic has arguably the best talent the tournament has ever seen. The Dominican Republic are stacked with players like Juan Soto, Manny Machado, Jose Ramirez, and Julio Rodriguez. Team USA has arguably its best roster with Justin Verlander, Trea Turner, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, and Bryce Harper. Puerto Rico will have their work cut out for them.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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MLB fans react to St. Louis Cardinals' legendary catcher Yadier Molina managing Team Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic: "Won't be the last team he manages, I assume", "This makes me so happy"

Yadier Molina and Team Purto Rico will have steep competition in the WBC