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Bengie Molina

6/28/2005

Molina was one of three Angels regulars who were sidelined on Monday. The Angels' catcher came down with a stomach virus and was sent back to the team hotel. His fluid intake will be gauged, and Molina is likely to miss Tuesday's contest against the Texas Rangers as well. Whether he'll be ready for either of the final two games of the series on Wednesday and Thursday is uncertain. Molina is batting a robust .292 with six homers and 28 RBI for the season.

5/13/2005

Molina was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Bengie's brother, Jose, who had been starting in place of him, will now move back to the reserve catcher role on the Angels' roster. The former All-Star had been out since April 18 with a strained right quadriceps.

Prior to going on the DL, Bengie was batting .323 with two home runs and eight RBI in 11 games.

5/5/2005

Molina will need more time to recover from the right quadriceps injury that he suffered in mid-April. It was thought the Angels' catcher would be back by now, but he ran the bases for the first time since he was hurt early this week, and he didn't run at full speed. Still, the Angels are encouraged that he's stepped up his workouts this week.

If Molina continues to progress, the Angels will re-evaluate his status this weekend. Under a best-case scenario, there's a slight chance Molina could be activated from the disabled list over the weekend.

4/25/2005

Rehabbing a right quadriceps injury, Molina is once again squatting and throwing, two prerequisites of catching. The Angels' starting catcher is expected to be ready to return very near the date he is eligible to come off the disabled list, which is May 3.

4/18/2005

Molina strained his right quadriceps muscle while running the bases during the second inning of the Angels' Sunday loss to Oakland and was lifted for Josh Paul. The Angels' starting catcher is unlikely to play against Seattle on Monday.

Molina is considered day-to-day, but there is some speculation that he will go on the 15-day disabled list. Reportedly that could happen as soon as Monday, as the Angels are looking for a way to bring up third-base prospect Dallas McPherson for Monday's contest.

The Angels placed Molina on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a strained right quadriceps muscle. He was injured running the bases during the second inning of the Angels' loss to Oakland on Sunday.

Taking Molina's place on the roster will be third-base prospect Dallas McPherson. Look for Molina's brother Jose to get most of the starts behind the plate. Josh Paul is the other catcher on the Angels' roster.