Molina advocates for more Hispanic managers

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PHOENIX — Bengie Molina thinks it’s about time Major League Baseball starts giving more opportunities to Hispanic managerial candidates, and on Wednesday, Molina said he would like to one day throw his hat in the ring to manage a team.

Molina, a two-time Gold Glove winner and member of three World Series teams, has close ties to the longest-tenured manager in the major leagues, Mike Scioscia, and is the older brother of St. Louis Cardinals star Yadier Molina. Bengie Molina played 12 seasons in the major leagues, and he served as an assistant hitting coach for the Cardinals and a first-base coach for the Texas Rangers.

Asked whether he thinks there should be more opportunities for Hispanic managers, Molina, who is from Puerto Rico, said, …

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