The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty, and he joined bill littlefield. Oct 17, 2007 did you know this trio set the record for most games appeared in by brothers, with fivethousand onehundred twentynine combined games played. Marcus molina made his debut for the rumble ponies in a 74 loss to the reading fighting phils on saturday, june 17th. An affecting memoir about a remarkable man who raised three sons to become baseball champions. How many twins are there in major league baseball history.
The product of a basebal l family, moli na was born in bayamon, puerto rico. His father was an amateur second baseman and the alltime hits leader i n puerto rican baseba ll, and his two older broth ers, bengie and jose, also developed into standout defensive catchers with lengthy. Did you know this trio set the record for most games appeared in by brothers, with fivethousand onehundred twentynine combined games played. Theres one for each of the molina brothers, the only sibling trio in history to catch in the majors, and only ones to each have won a world. The inspiring true story of the poor puerto rican factory worker, benjamin molina santana, who against all odds raised the greatest baseball dynasty of all time. Yadier molina leaves crackers for brother jose molina at home plate. Bengie attributes the brothers pursuit of pro baseball to their father, benjamin, while being raised in puerto rico.
The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty by bengie molina with joan ryan bengie and his two brothers jose and sixtime allstar yadierbecame famous catchers in the major leagues and have six world series championships among them. They are the only three brothers in mlb history to all win world series rings. The items serve as thematic guideposts in molinas beautiful memoir about his father, who through baseball taught bengie and his two brothersjose and yadier, a sixtime allstar for the st. The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty by bengie molina with joan ryan bengie and his two brothersjose and sixtime allstar yadierbecame famous catchers in the major leagues and have six world series championships among them.
Molina, the story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty. I am a huge fan of the molina brothers, but even if i was not, this would be a great book. If you are a father with a son who plays sports, you should. Listed below in alphabetical order is every set of brothers in major league baseball history. The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty. Pujols was already a star, having finished runnerup for national league mvp in the previous two seasons, whereas molina was simply the third of his brothers to catch in the majors. Bengie and his two brothers jose and sixtime allstar yadierbecame famous catchers in the major leagues and have six world series championships among them. Molinas three sonsbengie, jose, and yadierhave each earned two world series rings, which is unprecedented in the sport, and his story is told by one of them, bengie. Louis, jose as a catcher in tampa bay and bengie, the oldest, as a coach for the texas rangers. Molinas two older brothers, bengie and jose molina, played a combined 28 seasons in the major leagues. Brothers bengie, jose, and yadier, all catchers, together have six world series rings. These are the best baseball books, whether youre looking for a history lesson, how to understand the game, novels to get lost in, or books for kids. Theres bengie molina who just got traded from the giants to the rangers. Gustavo molina minor leaguer in the red sox system is not in any way related to them.
Benjamin jose bengie molina is a former major league baseball catcher who has played for the anaheim angels, the toronto blue jays, and the san francisco giants. Yadier molinas brother writes book about their dad. If molina was just a baseball book explaining how a small town in puerto rico produced a historic set of three brothers who became major league catchers and earned six world series championships, it would still be a terrific read. If you are a baseball fan, a fan of the cardinals or any of the 3 molina brothers, you will love this book. There are 3 molina brothers in the mlb and they are all catchers. The story of a father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty. Im sure much credit belongs to coauthor joan ryan, who has written acclaimed. Bengie, who is retired and is now a first base coach with the rangers, played seasons in the major leagues.
Bengie molina writes book about his baseball family. Bengie and his two brothersjose and sixtime allstar yadierbecame famous catchers in the major leagues and have six world series championships among them. In researching baseball books for this book list i was impressed with the size and breadth of the available books. Molina kept the crackers in his back pocket during the. The message in the book is to always follow your dreams and then great things will happen. Molina wins roberto clemente award for leading relief. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Despite a recent playoff drought a threeyear stretch from 201618 that only qualifies as such by the st. But bengie molina and jose molina are doing something that hasnt been done. Bengie molina pays homage to family, baseball in new memoir st. Louis cardinal yadier molina and another former major leaguer, jose molina, recently wrote a book about his baseball playing family. Yadier molina starter for the cardinals, benji molina starter for the rangers, and jose molina backup for the blue jays, are all brothers.
May 28, 2015 before they grew up to become major league baseball catchers with two world series rings each, yadier molina and his older brothers, bengie and jose, learned to play baseball from their father, benjamin, on a rutted field across from their house in a poor puerto rican barrio. Rays catcher jose is in his 15th season and yadier, a standout with the cardinals, is in his 11th. These 12 books range from the story of a family of baseball catchers to a tribute to the knuckleball to an introspective exploration by a woman rower and beyond. His brothers, yadier and jose, are also major league catchers. Their father coached not only his three sons, bengie jr, jose and yadier, but hundreds of. Bengie molina talks about new book, family values and baseball life with st. May 26, 2015 last summer, all three molina brothers wore bigleague uniforms yadier as a catcher in st. The rangers eventually lost the world series to the giants in five games. Bengie joined bill littlefield to discuss his new book, molina.
Louis cardinalsabout loyalty, humility, courage, and the true meaning of success. The ball was stuck to molina s chest protector on a dropped third strike allowing the cubs matt szczur to reach first base when molina couldnt find the ball. The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball. Jun 23, 2015 bengie molina, former major league catcher for thirteen seasons, and brother of current st.
Bengie and jose did it together as members of the 2002 anaheim angels, and yadier with the 2006 and 2011 cardinals. But most of the focus of the book is on his father, rather than the three brothers. Do you know of the molina family bengie, jose and yadier all catchers with two world. The documentary is focused on the three molina brothers, bengie, jose, and yadier, who are all world series winning catchers. Bengie and his two brothersjose and sixtime allstar yadierbecame famous catchers in the major leagues with world series championships among them. Molina is the middle of three brothers older brother bengie and younger brother yadier, all of whom have played catcher in major league baseball. Fans have always been intrigued by baseball familiesthe dimaggios, the alous, etc. Bengie honors his family, especially his pai and mai, by describing how their love and support carried him and his brothers through difficult beginnings into legendary careersmai taking care of the home front and pai coaching their physical and mental baseball skills. These were in the pocket of bengie molinas father when he died of a heart attack on the. Jun 01, 2015 bengie molina talks about new book, family values and baseball life with st.
Cardinals catcher yadier molinas brother, bengie has written a book about their late father, bengie sr. He is the older brother of major league catchers jose molina and yadier. Aug 20, 20 illustration by sisi recht getty images. The book is narrated by the author, bengie molina and joan ryan.
Best baseball books the 20 best baseball books ever. For all that molina has done and what he and his wife organized through their foundation, foundation4 fundacion4, major league baseball presented him wednesday night with the roberto clemente award. The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty by bengie molina with joan ryan bengie and his two brothersjose and sixtime allstar yadierbecame famous catchers in. Jan 29, 2007 the molina home and rivera park are so close that one of the molina brothers could roll a ball from the white security gates outside the familys yellow brick dwelling and, in a few seconds, it. Louis cardinals, so i was interested to learn more about my favorite baseball player, yadier molina, even through the voice of his eldest brother, bengie. Jun 18, 2017 marcus molina made his debut for the rumble ponies in a 74 loss to the reading fighting phils on saturday, june 17th. Yadier molina leaves crackers for brother jose molina at home. Mar 20, 2017 your little sports fan will love these childrens picture books about baseball. The book details how their father, benjamin molina, encouraged and coached the three brothers during their days of playing little league baseball. Bengie took it upon himself to construct a memoir that centered not only on himself but also on the. Benji, jose, and yadier all have wone a world series.
There have been many family tandems in baseball, but never three brothers who all made the majors, all played the most physically demanding position, and ended up on. Yadier molina leaves crackers for brother jose molina at. And his other brother, yadier, is in his 12th season with the st. Each of the three brothers has won at least one world series ring, making them the only trio of brothers with such a distinction bengie and jose both won their first while with the anaheim angels in 2002.
Bengie and his two brothersjosi and sixtime allstar yadierbecame famous catchers in the major leagues with world series championships among them. The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty audiobook by joan ryan, bengie molina. Only the dimaggio brothers can rival the molinas as the most accomplished siblings in baseball history. The 63 righthander is the 11th ranked prospect in the new york organization, according to baseball america. Molina memoir offers a look at an unlikely baseball dynasty.
Your little sports fan will love these childrens picture books about baseball. The main characters are cheo, yadier, jamie, pai and mai. Molina spent most of the 2011 season on free agency and eventually retired. Statistics is included to allow nonenglish speakers to find our pages. If molina was just a baseball book explaining how a small town in.
Bengie molina, former major league catcher for thirteen seasons, and brother of current st. The story of the father who raised an unlikely baseball dynasty molina, bengie, ryan, joan on. No baseball position requires as much stamina, pain tolerance, and skill as the catcher, which all three molina brothers played, leaving them. Molina is a different sort of baseball book, mostly about bengies relationship with his stern, proud, loving father. More than a standard baseball memoir, this glowing tribute to molina s father, pai, rates as one of the most heartfelt, earnest accounts of a son assuming his fathers dream of reaching the major leag. Bengie described benjamin as a quiet man at home, yet outgoing on the baseball field.
He is now the first base coach and catching instructor for the texas rangers. I would recommend it to anyone, not just baseball fans. After the season was over, molina was released as a free agent. There have been many family tandems in baseball, but never three brothers who all made the majors, all played the most. These were in the pocket of bengie molinas father when he died of a heart attack. Last summer, all three molina brothers wore bigleague uniforms yadier as a catcher in st. Molina book by bengie molina, joan ryan official publisher page. Jul 04, 2010 there are 3 molina brothers in the mlb and they are all catchers.
They are just playing baseball, the game their father taught them in puerto rico. The items are powerful symbols in molinas beautiful memoir about his father, who through baseball taught his three sons about loyalty, humility, courage, and the true meaning of success. Bengie molina played in the major leagues from 1998 until 2010. Molina is the middle of three brothers older brother bengie and younger brother yadier, all of. The new york times bestseller about major league baseballs molina brothers and how they became gold glove, world serieswinning catchers.
Jun 06, 2015 cardinals catcher yadier molina s brother, bengie has written a book about their late father, bengie sr. Cardinals catcher yadier molina s brother, bengie has written a book about their late father, bengie sr. Baseball almanac has done the research and every set of twins in baseball history are also listed in the baseball family tree menu. I dont see pitches down the middle anymore, not even in batting practice. Bengie molina, one of three brothers who played in the major leagues, recently wrote a book entitled molina. Jul 23, 2014 yadier molina leaves crackers for brother jose molina at home plate. Hall of famer hank aaron brother of tommie aaron in the gigantic book of baseball quotations wayne stewart, skyhorse publishing, 10172007, page 346. And yadier molina and albert pujols played together on the cardinals for the first time. Bengie molina pays homage to family, baseball in new memoir. Are all four of the molina catchers in the mlb brothers. If molina was just a baseball book explaining how a small town in puerto rico produced a historic set of three brothers who became major league catchers and. Bengie molina pays homage to family, baseball in new. Depending how big of a baseball follower you are, it might be common sense that they are all current or former big league catchers. The molina home and rivera park are so close that one of the molina brothers could roll a ball from the white security gates outside the familys yellow brick dwelling and, in a few seconds, it.
Remember, everybody here knows the molina brothers in baseball. Before they grew up to become major league baseball catchers with two world series rings each, yadier molina and his older brothers, bengie and jose, learned to play baseball from their father, benjamin, on a rutted field across from their house in a poor puerto rican barrio. Feb 07, 2020 the documentary is focused on the three molina brothers, bengie, jose, and yadier, who are all world series winning catchers. Molina did not pitch in the 2016 season, as he recoverd from tommy john surgery in. More than a standard baseball memoir, this glowing tribute to molinas father, pai, rates as one of the most heartfelt, earnest accounts of a son assuming his fathers dream of reaching the major leag. Yadier molina baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. Molina remembers a father who raised three world series. Theres jose molina who plays for the blue jays jose and bengie used to play with each other and theres yadier molina who plays for the saint louis cardinals and he is probably the best out of the 3. Benjamin jose molina born july 20, 1974, nicknamed big money, is a former major league baseball catcher, first base coach, and catching instructor for the texas rangers. Bengie holds two world championship rings, and two gold glove awards. Bengie holds two world championship rings and two gold glove awards. Molina wins roberto clemente award for leading relief efforts. Louis cardinal yadier molina and another former major leaguer, jose molina, recently wrote a book about his baseballplaying family.
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