My Take
Bengie Molina is one of those players who never got the spotlight he deserved, and honestly that feels fitting — catchers rarely do. Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, he carved out a 13-season MLB career behind the plate for the Angels, Blue Jays, Giants, and Rangers, and won Gold Gloves doing it. What gets me about Bengie is the family angle: he and his brothers José and Yadier all made it to the majors as catchers, which is borderline absurd when you think about it. The Molinas didn't produce outfielders or utility guys — they produced elite catchers, plural. Bengie was the oldest and in some ways the trailblazer. He wasn't flashy, he was a throwback — a big, durable backstop who handled pitching staffs quietly and professionally. The fact that he's now a Spanish radio analyst for the Cardinals feels right; the guy was always a student of the game.
Overview
Benjamin José Molina (born July 20, 1974), nicknamed "Big Money", is a Puerto Rican sports commentator and former professional baseball catcher who is the Spanish radio color analyst for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played 13 seasons in MLB for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bengie Molina
- Name (Japanese)
- ベンジー・モリーナ
- Reading
- べんじー・もりーな
- Born
- July 20, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Bayamón, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Arizona Western College
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.