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- Updated: August 10, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was named to seven consecutive All-Star teams prior to this season. He has won eight straight Gold Glove Awards and has led the National League in caught-stealing percentage four times since 2005, when no other catcher has topped the list more than twice in that time frame.
He seemingly didn’t have a kryptonite for his first eight years in the Major Leagues, until Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton ran onto the scene in 2013. Hamilton entered Tuesday 17-for-19 in stolen-base attempts against Molina, the most by any baserunner against him.
“Billy is doing a really good job of getting good jumps and taking advantage of what’s there,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “With a catcher of that caliber, you’ve got to make your decision if you’re stealing the base off the pitcher, because you’re certainly not stealing it off the catcher.”
Hamilton took two more off Molina in the …
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