Gustavo Molina
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| New York Mets — No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 24, 1982 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 2, 2007 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .111 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
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Gustavo Eduardo Molina (born February 2, 1982, in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Molina bats and throws right-handed. He is not related to Major League Baseball's current "first family" of catching, the Molina brothers (Jose, Bengie, and Yadier).
Molina was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago White Sox on January 3, 2000. He spent seven years in the minor leagues with the White Sox organization before making his major league debut on April 2, 2007 with the White Sox. He was on the White Sox' opening day roster due to backup catcher Toby Hall being placed on the disabled list. Molina was sent down to the minors once Hall returned. During Molina's short one-and-a-half month tenure with the White Sox, he went 1-18 with one RBI.
On July 30, 2007, Molina was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles, who immediately sent him to play with the Bowie Baysox, the Orioles' AA team. He got his first hit against the New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field. Shortly after, he was sent down to the minors.
In December 2007, Molina signed a minor-league contract with the New York Mets.
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