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Molina wins Roberto Clemente Award for leading relief efforts in Puerto Rico

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, wearing a St. Louis Blues shirt, greets a neighbor in his hometown of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Statues of Molina and his brothers, who also played in the major leagues, are in the background. Molina traveled to Puerto Rico with supplies to help residents who are still recovering from the damage left by Hurricane Maria. Photo courtesy of Evelyn Guadalupe and Molina's Fundacion 4.

Courtesy of Evelyn Guadalupe and

ST. LOUIS • The hours were long, the needs great, and the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria that awaited Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina a year ago when he arrived in Puerto Rico, supplies in tow, was far more profound than he could have imagined.