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Bengie Molina on the Impact Arizona Western College Made on His MLB Career

While one of the most entertaining World Series contests was underway this year between the Dodgers and the Astros, Arizona Western College's own World series hero was back on campus.  KAWC's Kim Johnson tells us why...

Bengie Molina came back to the college, along with local educator and elected official Lynn Pancrazi, as a 2017 inductee into the AWC Hall of Fame.  Molina, from Puerto Rico, was a shortstop and pitcher for the Matadors prior to a long career as a catcher on four Major League Baseball teams... 

Molina credits his parents with his tenacity to pursue his baseball career.  His goal was to play 10 years in the majors.  He was a catcher for 14, wining the World Series ring with the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants.  He is the oldest of three major league catching brothers.