Overview
- The team announced Wednesday that the 43-year-old franchise icon will serve as special assistant to the president of baseball operations.
- His duties include advising on catching and game-planning strategy and working with catchers across the major and minor league systems, including helping design the development curriculum.
- He will contribute both in and out of uniform with expected Spring Training work in Jupiter, Florida, while concurrently managing Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.
- Molina’s résumé includes 19 seasons with St. Louis, two World Series championships, 10 All-Star selections, nine Gold Gloves and the MLB record for most games caught with one franchise.
- The move comes during a broader organizational transition after veteran trades and follows Molina’s 2025 guest-coaching stints and a previous special-assistant role in 2023.