It is Carlos Martínez versus Yadier Molina in the World Baseball classic - A Hunt and Peck

The World Baseball Classic is in full swing and in case anyone was wondering, it has been amazing. As usual the United States, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico have emerged as the baseball superpowers. Tuesday night, two of these superpowers will face off when the Dominican Republic takes on Puerto Rico. For the Cardinals, this not only puts two baseball powerhouses against each other, but two of their own - battery mates, specifically - in Carlos Martínez and Yadier Molina.

So who will take home the bragging rights? The veteran catcher? The youthful righty? Find out on MLB Network at 9:00pm (EST, I think).

Two huge WBC games remain on Tuesday | SBNation.com

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what the cardinals are up to...

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the nl central

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