Yadier Molina - Early Life and Family

Early Life and Family

Molina was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico to Gladys Matta and Benjamín Molina, and attended Bayamón's Vega Alta High School. Molina's two older brothers, Bengie and José, are also major league catchers. José, Bengie and Yadier are the only trio of brothers to have each earned World Series rings. Molina lives in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, and stays in Caseyville, Illinois, during the baseball season. On September 4, 2008, he had a son named Yanuell, and on July 4, 2010, he had a daughter named Arianna.

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