The friendship between Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina has enough depth that they don’t mind embracing in front of millions. It has enough frivolity that occasionally they shoot each other with water-pellet guns. And it possesses enough authenticity that they can call one another out during subpar performances.
Their bond — sometimes loving, sometimes playful and other times brutally honest — is so strong that they regularly refer to one another as brothers. Not only has their partnership allowed them to become one of the most successful batteries in baseball history, it has extended well beyond the games, the clubhouse hijinks and bus rides filled with stories, strategies and skull sessions.
A friendship that has kept them together for 18 MLB seasons will hit a major milestone today when they make their 324th start together as a battery. That longevity will draw them even for the most all time.
“We work so great together and we’re a team,” Wainwright said. “Like Kevin Costner said, ‘We’re like a couple of old shoes together.’”
