Yadier was removed from tonight's game after injuring his back, neck and left shoulder in a nasty-looking collision at home plate with Josh Harrison.
Harrison was attempting to score from second base following a single by Jose Tabata in the bottom of the second inning when he pummelledly slammed into Molina. Harrison's left shoulder caught Molina high and the current and four-time All Star catcher fell over backward, holding onto the ball--and to say the least--impressively recording the out.
Yadier stayed and remained on the ground for several minutes before slowly getting to his feet and walking to the dugout. Tony Cruz, who has had some good games with the team this season.
The best news out of this terrible day in the great world of Cardinal Nation was that the Cardinals' are saying that Molina was diagnosed with upper back, left shoulder and neck strain and is day-to-day.
Despite the fact that Yadi is a major factor in all the success that the team has had over the span of the entire season, I honestly believe they should rest him at the very least a few times every week. Although reports are that he is currently day-to-day and that the injuries aren't very serious--he has been abused all season long.
Yadi is most certainly the best catcher in baseball--and to be honest, he may just be the best offensive hitting catcher this season as he is setting career-high numbers in just about every major category--and in retrospective and many folks along with myself, know and believe he is the best defensive catcher that the sport of baseball has seen in a long while--my whole life of twenty-two years old anyways.
So to all of my fellow folks that are all apart of Saint Louis RedBird Nation, all that matters is that Yadi is fine from the reports from reliable sources--and that the motorized engine that Yadier Molina is to this team is just day-to-day--following a collision that could have resulted in a lot worse situation.
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