Bengie Molina
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| Catcher | |
| Born: July 20, 1974 Río Piedras , Puerto Rico 
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| Strikes: Right | Throws: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 21, 1998 with the Anaheim Angels | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| October 3, 2010 with the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | .274 |
| Home runs | 144 |
| Runs Batted In | 711 |
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| Last update: February 28, 2020 | |
Benjamin José "Bengie" Molina , nickname Big Money , (born July 20, 1974 in Río Piedras , San Juan ) is a retired Puerto Rican baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the position of catcher .
Career
Molina was signed as a free agent in 1993 by the then California Angels and first played in 1998 for the Angels in the MLB. From 2000 to 2005 he was the regular catcher of the Angels. With them he won the 2002 World Series against the San Francisco Giants .
After his contract with the Angels expired, Molina signed a one-year contract for $ 5 million with the Toronto Blue Jays after the 2005 season . A year later he became a free agent and signed a three-year contract for $ 16 million with the San Francisco Giants. In January 2010 he extended his contract for another year. However, the Giants transferred him to the Texas Rangers on June 30, 2010. Here he hit his first cycle in a game against the Boston Red Sox on July 16, 2010 : A single and a double was followed by a home run on loaded bases and finally a triple .
Private life
Molina is the older brother of José Molina and Yadier Molina , both catchers in the MLB. He has three daughters with his wife, Jamie.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or baseball reference or fangraphs or baseball reference (minor league) (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Giants lock up Gold Glover Molina . In: sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com . Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ Texas trades for San Fran catcher Molina . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ Rangers ride Molina's cycle to win in Boston . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ Bengie Molina Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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| SURNAME | Molina, Bengie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Molina, Benjamin José (full name); Big Money (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th July 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Río Piedras , San Juan , Puerto Rico |