St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina has a torn ligament in his right thumb and will have surgery Friday, the team announced Thursday. Molina, who could miss eight to 12 weeks, was injured when he planted his hand for balance after sliding feet-first into third base in the second inning of Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He caught another half-inning before he was taken out for a pinch hitter in the third inning, and he had an MRI on Wednesday night. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...nals-suffers-torn-ligament-thumb-need-surgery