Yadier Molina receives an  emotional farewell from  Adam Wainwright in a  moving homage.

Yadier Molina receives an emotional farewell from Adam Wainwright in a moving homage.

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Pitcher Adam Wainwright bid an emotional farewell to St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina as

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he approaches his final game of his professional career.

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Yadier Molina, a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, is about to play his final game in professional baseball,

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and pitcher Adam Wainwright gave the veteran player an emotional farewell.

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It's difficult to picture Cardinals baseball without you, Wainwright said as he narrated a video

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He continued by saying that he "earned every ounce" of his accomplishment before saying, "Thanks for playing catch all these years".

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Molina has a very successful 19- season career. Even if he'wasn't always the best hitter, he was a

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dependable player overall, and he has a long list of accolades to prove it.

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Over the years, Molina won a number of accolades, the most of which highlighted his defensive prowess.

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