caption finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
molina with the texas rangers 2010 right rio piedras , puerto rico 1998 october 3 .274 144 711 catcher / coach texas rangers batting average home runs runs batted in september 21 20 july 1974 bengie molina.jpg bengie molina
 anaheim angels bengie molina right
bengie molina

benjamin josé `` bengie '' molina -lrb- born july 20 , 1974 -rrb- , nicknamed `` big money '' , is a former major league baseball catcher and a former first base coach and catching instructor for the texas rangers .
he is the older brother of major league catchers josé molina and yadier molina .
initially regarded as a `` good glove , no hit '' catcher with a strong arm and an exceptional ball blocker , molina won a gold glove as the top defensive player at his position in consecutive seasons in and .
but he also developed into a very good contact hitter and free-swinging power hitter .
between 2000 and 2007 , he struck out just 331 times , and in 2000 led the american league in average at-bats between strikeouts , with 14.3 .
he is the only player in history to hit a home run and not get credit for the run .
however , he was regarded as one of the slowest baserunners of his day .
