Updated: Molina activated; first-round pick signed

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (4) hangs out with the team in the dugout during a game against the Cubs on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Molina was placed on the injured list with a strained tendon in his thumb. Photo by Colter Peterson,MIAMI • Cardinals catchers Matt Wieters and Andrew Knizner hadn’t had a hit in their last 27 at-bats, 20 by Wieters, before Tuesday. But all that might change now, with the earlier-than-expected activation from the injured list of nine-time All-Star and Gold Glover Yadier Molina.

Molina, who last played on May 28 in Philadelphia but had to come out of the game with discomfort from a right thumb tendon strain suffered a few days before,…