Yadier Molina Rips Jake Marisnick's 'Bulls--t' Collision with Jonathan Lucroy

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina had some strong words for Jake Marisnick after the Houston Astros outfielder ran over Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy during a play at the plate in Sunday's game.

Molina took to Instagram on Sunday night to call for action: "Verified Bulls--t!! MLB need to take action on this Bulls--t play! F--k! Praying for Lucroy! slide slide slide f--kkk !!!" 

Marisnick—who showed concern on the field immediately after the play—previously let it be known he did not intend to collide with Lucroy nor was he trying to injure his opponent:

Lucroy suffered a concussion and a broken nose in the collision.

Numerous Houston teammates, including Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman, came to Marisnick's defense in the comment section of Molina's post. Pitcher Justin Verlander called Molina's post "#fakenews," which prompted the Cardinals star to respond "fake u ass."

Astros pitcher Lance McCullers also had Marisnick's back, commenting:

"This is number 1 bs. This play was an accidental collision. It was unfortunate it happened and we all hope Lucroy is okay! Nobody wants anyone hurt and missing time, we are a brotherhood. You have been around long enough to know."

Molina responded by telling McCullers to "tell that to Lucroy family or [Houston catcher Robinson] Chirino[s]."

Home-plate collisions used to be commonplace in the sport, but that changed when San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey broke his leg on a play at the plate during a game in 2011. After that, Major League Baseball implemented the "Buster Posey Rule," which prohibited collisions unless:

• The catcher already had possession of the ball and was blocking the plate
• The throw forced the catcher into the basepath.

Any collision that featured "the failure by the runner to make an effort to touch the plate, the runner's lowering of the shoulder, or the runner's pushing through with his hands, elbows or arms, would support a determination that the runner deviated from the pathway in order to initiate contact with the catcher in violation." In Marisnick's case, he was ruled out after the umpire deemed the play was a violation.

Molina was not the only person outraged by the play, though.

"It certainly didn’t look like a clean play," Angels manager Brad Ausmus said. "I don't know what actually happened, but it looked like Marisnick took a step to the left and bowled into him with his arm up. The call was right. Really, I think Major League Baseball should probably take a look at it. Consider some type of suspension, quite frankly."

Marisnick acknowledged it was a "bad play," one that unfortunately resulted in Lucroy being injured. Now, he will have to wait and see if MLB take the advice of Ausmus and Molina and consider discipline.