ARLINGTON, Tex.  Among baseball players, only Bengie Molina could get this lucky.

Traded from San Francisco to Texas on July 1, Molina finds himself in the unusual position of being eligible for a World Series ring with two potential participants. If the Giants, who lead the National League Championship Series, three games to two, finish off the Phillies, and join Texas in the World Series, Molina will earn his second championship ring no matter who wins. He won his first in 2002 with the Angels.

Molina declined an interview request before Game 6 on Friday. But Thursday, before Texas worked out at Rangers Ballpark, he told reporters he could not help thinking about it.

“I just want to make sure we get it done first before anything else,” Molina said, meaning the Rangers. “For sure it would assure me a World Series ring, and that would be a happy note if I was to retire.”