MAYAGÜEZ What was a long pandemic year for some that dramatically disrupted the sport, for others – like star receptor Yadier Molina – was actually a period of dreams.
In the midst of the Covid-19 emergency, the veteran Puerto Rican recipient has found the way to stay active from a variety of facets and it was in that rush that he enjoyed the typical champagne of a championship twice in just 38 days. , and it looks like it could extend the streak.
Molina, who is now a free agent after 17 seasons with the San Luis Cardinals in the Majors, was crowned first as a proxy for the Bayamón Vaqueros in the National Superior Basketball (BSN) bubble that closed on December 17 and was celebrated again on Sunday, reinforcing the Caguas Criollos, helping Roberto Clemente (Lbprc) ninth of the Professional Baseball League by winning the winter title in the series against the Mayagüez Indians.
Now, the nine-time Golden Glove is looking to further increase the sizeable addition by adding itself as part of the Puerto Rican squad that will play in the 2021 Caribbean Series in the city of Mazatlán, Mexico starting Sunday.
“There is a higher percentage that I will go, I will make the decision soon,” Molina revealed in an aside THE SPOKESMAN during the celebration of the Criollos in the Isidoro “Cholo” García de Mayagüez stadium. “It is clear that they (the Criollos) are willing for me to go, it is a decision that must be made as a player and with the family. I am well motivated.”
Molina was selected as reinforcement by the Caguas team after his semi-final elimination with the Atenienses de Manatí.
The ninth, led by Ramón Vázquez, scored a four-game sweep over the Indians on Sunday to score his ticket for the Caribbean Series, which will be held from January 31 to February 6.
For that commitment, the veteran leader is already thinking big and wants to keep the Puerto Rican star receiver in the winning formula.
“(Yadier Molina) would be an excellent addition. So far I understand that there is interest, it all depends on different things. We will see what happens from here to there. Who wouldn’t want to have a future Hall of Fame in the Caribbean Series this year? ”Said Vázquez.
The former Major League Baseball-player also announced that the final composition of the squad could be announced between Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
“The league is responsible for making the ‘roster’ to see which players are available, who wants to go and who doesn’t. I have several names that I know are available, but we will see others. Between now and Tuesday or Wednesday we need to have an idea of who they are. I hope the players I have in mind come together and we take on the new challenge, ”Vázquez anticipated on his second trip as manager to a Caribbean Series.
Another player who said he was analyzing the possibility of traveling to Mexico is Jarren Duran, the MVP of the final and the Boston Red Sox prospect.
The Criollos have been crowned five times in the Caribbean Series (1954, 1974, 1987, 2017 and 2018). The last four have been on Aztec soil.