263 with three homers and 18 RBIs entering the middle game of the three-game series in Boston. Louis envisioned during the offseason.Ĭontreras has been the designated hitter during his time away from behind the plate. Now, they’ll be together again - and Contreras will have a chance to fulfill what St. Contreras came in as a defensive replacement the next day. The last time he started behind the plate was on May 4 for Flaherty, who was tagged for 10 runs in 2 1/3 innings.
The departure of Molina, a nine-time Gold Glove winner who retired after his 19th season with the Cardinals, looms over the team’s losing record.Ĭontreras will be catching right-hander Jack Flaherty on Monday. “I don’t know if I was acting different, he read something in my body and went right to the point and said: ‘Are you ready to catch?’ and I said yes," Contreras said.īut Marmol announced last weekend that Contreras would be taking a break from catching for a while - a move that raised questions about the fit of the free agent acquisition in the first place. “I was just ready to catch.”Ĭontreras said Marmol came to him and asked if he was ready. “I’m not going to be just a DH because it’s really hard just to be a DH when I can be behind the plate,” he said. Along with Justin Houston, who led the Ravens in sacks with 9 1/2, Jason Pierre-Paul, Odafe Oweh, Tyus Bowser and Smith, the Ravens featured one of the league’s better linebacker units last season. “We talked about it last night and I told him that I’m ready to catch," Contreras said after Saturday's 4-3 comeback victory over the Red Sox. Louis signed the three-time All-Star to an $87.5 million, five-year contract in December, its biggest move of the offseason. Looking to replace Yadier Molina at catcher, St.
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