JUPITER, Fla. • Yadier Molina, recovering from off-season surgery on his left knee, will catch in a game-like situation for the first time on Wednesday when he handles staff ace Miles Mikolas in a squad game on the back fields at the Cardinals’ complex. On Tuesday, Molina caught Michael Wacha’s bullpen session.
Molina’s target date for playing in a Grapefruit League game is March 14 although he said he would serve as a designated hitter a time or two before that. A week ago, Molina had caught a bullpen session from Adam Wainwright but he said, “It didn’t feel right,” and he took off a week from catching before Tuesday’s session.