They were on Maldonado’s mind as he crouched behind the plate on Saturday, a veteran catcher much more seasoned than the young buck who first represented Puerto Rico in the World Baseball ...

Astros catcher Martín Maldonado was behind the plate. "Very happy for the guys, especially after what happened Sunday,” Puerto Rico manager Yadier Molina said in Spanish. “To come out ...

Likely Opening Day catcher and 12-year MLB veteran Martín Maldonado served as the catcher for his home nation of Puerto Rico in Monday's World Baseball Classic matchup against Israel. And like ...

MIAMI — It was baseball déjà vu for Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado on Monday ... That’s the best thing for Puerto Rico, right?” said Maldonado, the Astros veteran catcher.

Veteran catcher Martin Maldonado isn't ready to retire ... as he's known to help develop pitchers. A native of Puerto Rico, Maldonado made his major league debut back in 2011 with the Brewers.

It seemed like Puerto Rico might have needed to pitch one more inning to finish out the perfect game, but Enrique Hernández's RBI single scored Martín Maldonado and ended the game. Puerto Rico ...

Maldonado credits more than a decade of playing winter ball in his native Puerto Rico — where the scouting reports are more limited — for honing his ability to notice and interpret subtle ...

In fact, that honor is held by one man - Houston Astros star Martín Maldonado. On Monday he was behind the plate for Team Puerto Rico as they faced Team Israel in the group stages of the World ...

We have to win tomorrow in order to get to the next game versus Puerto Rico.” Enrique Hernandez walked off Israel with an RBI single to score Martin Maldonado in the bottom of the eighth.