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Yadi planning to retire after 3-year deal is up

ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina said on Monday that he plans to play out his current contract with the Cardinals and then call it a career.

"Three more years," Molina said. "That's it."

Pressed further on the statement, Molina insisted that he's unlikely to change his mind.

"I can't wait to grab that [World Series] trophy in November or October," Molina said. "Three more championships."

Molina, 35, is entering the first season of the three-year, $60 million extension he signed last April. He's already built a 14-year Major League career in which he's won two World Series rings, eight Gold Glove Awards and been named to eight All-Star teams.