Jose Molina has been diagnosed with a right quad strain.

Molina hurt himself Tuesday while running to first base following an RBI single. Jose Lobaton replaced him, but the Rays also have Stephen Vogt and Chris Gimenez available to fill the void while Molina is out.

Jose Molina left Tuesday's game in the sixth inning with an undisclosed injury.

Molina singled in a run in the sixth but was quickly removed after reaching first base. It seems likely that he's dealing with some sort of leg injury. Jose Lobaton replaced him.

Jose Molina is in Monday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

Molina left Sunday's game in the sixth inning after taking a foul ball off his mask, but he's evidently just fine. The 36-year-old backstop has been as advertised behind the plate thus far, but he's batting just .181 with two homers and a .553 OPS through 72 at-bats.

Rays signed C Jose Molina to a one-year, $1.8 million contract with a club option for 2013.

The deal was agreed upon two weeks ago, then formally announced on Monday morning. Molina swung a good bat for the Blue Jays this past year while maintaining his excellent defensive reputation behind the plate. The 36-year-old will be kept plenty active in Tampa Bay, where the search for a reliable long-term catcher continues. He'll get $1.5 million in 2012 and the Rays hold a $1.5 million option on him for the 2013 season.

SI.com's Jon Heyman reports that the Rays have finalized a contract agreement with Jose Molina.

The deal was done last week, but an official announcement was held off until after Thanksgiving weekend. Molina, 36, batted .281/.342/.415 in 55 games this past year for the Blue Jays while playing his usual brand of top-notch defense. He'll be fairly active for Tampa Bay in 2012.

According to Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune, the Rays likely won't announce the signing of Jose Molina until next week.

The Rays hoped to complete a deal on Tuesday, but Molina has yet to see all of the team's doctors. The 36-year-old is expected to receive a one-year deal in the area of $1 million, perhaps with a club option for 2013. He will likely share playing time with John Jaso or Jose Lobaton next season.

Blue Jays offered arbitration to Jose Molina.

Molina is on the verge of signing a free agent contract with the Rays. Once he does, because he is a Type B free agent, the Blue Jays will score a draft pick for 2012.

According to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times, Jose Molina visited with the Rays on Tuesday in order to take a physical.

The Rays have yet to make an official announcement, but he is expected to receive a one-year deal with a club option for 2013. Molina, 36, batted .281/.342/.415 with three home runs, 15 RBI and a .757 OPS in 55 games this past year for Toronto and is highly-regarded for his ability behind the plate. He will likely share playing time in 2012 with the likes of John Jaso, Jose Lobaton and Robinson Chirinos.

FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi reports that Jose Molina is close to signing a one-year deal with the Rays.

The contract, which is expected to be finalized within the next couple of days, will also an include an option for 2013. Molina, 36, posted a decent .281/.342/.415 batting line in 55 games this past year for Toronto and could see an increase in playing time down in Tampa Bay. John Jaso, Jose Lobaton, Robinson Chirinos, and Nevin Ashley are the Rays' other options at catcher for 2012.

Jose Molina returned to action on Monday as a pinch-hitter, striking out in his only at-bat.

It was a fairly critical at-bat, as there were runners on second and third with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. Molina looked at the third strike, but the Blue Jays won it the following inning. The veteran catcher missed Sunday's contest with a forearm injury.

Jose Molina left Saturday's game with a forearm injury.

Molina took a foul tip off his forearm in the top of the seventh inning before being pinch-hit for in the bottom of the frame. X-rays turned up negative and he is currently being labeled as "day-to-day."

SI.com's Jon Heyman reports that the Giants are no interested in Jose Molina.

Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News speculated that if the Blue Jays traded for Chris Iannetta, the Giants might target Molina. He doesn't really offer anything more than Eli Whiteside, though, so the Giants will pass.

Jose Molina was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Orioles in the seventh inning by home plate umpire Bob Davidson.

Molina got into it with Davidson after striking out swinging to lead off the bottom of the seventh. He went 0-for-3 before getting tossed. J.P. Arencibia replaced him behind the plate.

Blue Jays manager John Farrell said Jose Molina will likely be the personal catcher for Jo-Jo Reyes.

Molina had been slated to catch Brandon Morrow and Kyle Drabek, so with Morrow slated to begin the year on the DL, he'll still be starting two out of every five games. It obviously hurts the power upside of J.P. Arencibia since he'll only be starting 60 percent of the time.

Blue Jays manager John Farrell suggested Wednesday that Jose Molina could be the personal catcher for both Brandon Morrow and Kyle Drabek.

"That's one arrangement," said Farrell. `We don't want to say that certain pitchers can't pitch with other catchers behind the plate but I think you're looking at two pitchers with similar stuff and to make sure that they don't go away from their secondary stuff and become so reliant on their fastball and just become hard, hard, hard. Sometimes a power pitcher's mentality can revert to that throwing mindset. That's where some of that (having Molina) can be beneficial." We figured rookie J.P. Arencibia wouldn't catch everyday, but keep this potential arrangement in mind if you were thinking about relying on him as a fantasy option.

Blue Jays exercised C Jose Molina's $1.2 million option for 2011.

Many expect the Jays to let catcher John Buck walk this offseason and make J.P Arencibia the club's new starting backstop. If that's the case, Molina will again serve as a backup in Toronto next year. He batted .246/.304/.377 with six homers and 12 RBI over 167 at-bats in 2010.

After homering Thursday, Jose Molina is making his first start of the year as a designated hitter on Friday.

This illustrates why the Blue Jays were never contenders in the AL East. Amazingly enough, it's actually the third career start at DH for Molina. At least the Jays are having him bat ninth.