Only six catchers in the whole of Major League Baseball had enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title last season. Here they are by age: 26, 27, 27, 28, 29, 35. The outlier - and frankly, “The Outlier” would be an apt nickname for him - is Yadier Molina.
The amount of high quality baseball Yadi plays at his age is insane and amazing, but it’s also just part of the story. Because once the regular season ends, Yadi goes right on playing, and playing well.
Yadi spent the last few weeks playing in the MLB Japan All-Star series, where a team of MLB All-Stars play six exhibition games against a team of NPB All-Stars.