As the old story goes, the UFO landed in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, during the summer of 1982.
From afar, the Martians always appreciated the baseball sincerity of the Molina family, and how the proud father raised and groomed two elite catchers.
And so, this 1982 day, the Molinas were gifted a third catcher, a baby whose talent was, well, otherworldly.
They named him Yadier.
“He’s from another planet, he’s an alien, he’s ‘El Marciano,’” said his brother, the former big-leaguer Bengie Molina. “He’s so good, it’s like he’s from another planet.”
“El Marciano” is Yadi’s other nickname and translated means “The Martian.