JUPITER, Fla. — When Willson Contreras returned to his Florida home following this past season, he unpacked a souvenir he got during one of the Cubs visits to Busch Stadium. Yadier Molina, his “idol,” had given him a home Cardinals jersey, complete with No. 4, MOLINA, and a note.
Contreras held it up and decided to try it on.
“Do you like it?” he asked his wife.
“I looked good,” Contreras said later. “It looked so different. But I love it.”
They jersey he tried on just as his free agency began turned out to be the jersey he’ll wear for this season and several more after signing with the Cardinals to replace the retired Molina.