PITTSBURGH -- Catcher Yadier Molina joined the Cardinals in Pittsburgh on Tuesday and spoke optimistically about his chances to return to the field during the postseason.
Molina stayed behind in St. Louis an extra day to go through a series of strength tests with his left thumb, eight days after he sustained a slight ligament tear while making a tag at the plate. Molina did not pass all of those tests, but he said the doctor told him that with another week of rest, "there's a high [chance] to pass them."
Molina is scheduled for his next follow-up exam on Monday.