Posey announced Friday he will sit out the 2020 season amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic after he and his wife Kristen adopted identical twin girls. Posey, 33, made the announcement a week after the Giants held their first workout of the summer. After much discussion with my wife and doctors, a decision that I’ve wrestled with quite a bit since I knew that this adoption was on the table, I’ve decided to opt out of the 2020 baseball season.”.

The remaining 17 positive tests came during the monitoring process. Posey made his MLB debut on September 11, 2009. “This ultimately wasn’t that difficult a decision,” Posey said. [35] This was part of a ten-game streak from July 1 to 10 during which he batted .514 with 19 hits, six home runs, and 13 RBI to set a National League (NL) record for rookies during any ten-day stretch according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It marked the first time in Major League Baseball history that a catcher and a pitcher hit grand slams in the same game.

[3], Posey played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles under coach Mike Martin. Kapler expressed his full support for Posey on Friday, saying it was an honor to have Posey attend his introductory press conference as Giants manager and detailing how Posey has aided him in his first year on the job. [47] He finished 11th in NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) voting. [68] On September 17, he had three hits, including a game-winning two-run home run against Wade Miley in a 3–2 victory over the Diamondbacks. “The twins were born prematurely.

[74], In Game 5 of the NLDS against the Reds on October 11, Posey hit a grand slam off of Reds starter Mat Latos to give the Giants a 6-0 lead and subsequently won the game. [37], In a July 10 game against the Washington Nationals, Posey was inserted into the Giants' batting order as the clean-up hitter, which became his regular position in the lineup. [39][40] Posey was awarded both the NL Player of the Month and NL Rookie of the Month awards for his excellent July. As a rookie, he finished with a .305 batting average, 18 home runs, and 67 runs batted in. [3] In 13 starts as a pitcher that year, he had a 12–0 record with a 1.06 ERA and 108 strikeouts. [108] On August 25, the Giants announced that Posey would have season-ending hip surgery, and be out 6–8 months. He was selected by the Giants with the fifth overall pick in the first round of the 2008 MLB draft. [110] His .302 career batting average was 8th-best among active major league players. He was also the sixth catcher in NL history to win the award. He grew up a fan of the Atlanta Braves. [93] Four days later, in a 6–0 win over the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park, Posey hit another grand slam.

After one season of playing the position, Posey finished second to Ed Easley in Johnny Bench Award voting. [22] In 80 games with San Jose, he batted .326 with 63 runs, 95 hits, 23 doubles, 13 home runs, and 58 RBI. Marreese Speights rips idea that LeBron is better than Jordan, 49ers claim rookie cornerback off waivers, Brandon Belt has surgery to remove bone spur from heel, Padres outfielder in ‘good condition’ after stabbing outside of gentleman’s club, Cumulus Media is an equal opportunity employer / AA.

[98] It is the second most RBIs in a single game by a Giants catcher in the San Francisco Era. He won the Golden Spikes Award and the Brooks Wallace Award in 2008. Minor league free-agents Tyler Heineman and Rob Brantly signed with the Giants during the offseason for the chance to compete to serve as Posey’s backup, but both players are now expected to make the club barring a surprise transaction. [44] Posey was named by his peers as the NL Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie. Which free-agent relievers could Giants target? From a family standpoint and feeling like making a decision to protect children, our children, I think it was relatively easy.”. On June 9, 2015, Posey caught rookie Chris Heston's no-hitter against the New York Mets at Citi Field, including the final out, a strikeout. This was the third no-hitter during which Posey played catcher and the fourth overall, as he started at first base in Tim Lincecum's second career no-hitter.

"[62] He played in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, his first, on July 10, going 0-2 with a walk and a run scored. The contract wiped out three arbitration years and five years of free agency for Posey, locking in his services through the 2021 season with a club option for 2022. In 2019, he batted .257/.320/.368 with 43 runs, 7 home runs, and 38 RBIs in 405 at bats. “Certainly guys with young families and certainly Buster’s in that boat. It’s something else to think about.

[42] In 108 games, Posey batted .305 with 58 runs scored, 124 hits, 23 doubles, 18 home runs, and 67 RBI. Posey said that the decision to opt out wasn’t actually that difficult, and said that he expected the children would be “fragile” for four months, citing that doctors told him newborns usually have weak immune systems for the first two months of life, and it’s a general rule of thumb to double that for premature children. On May 12, Posey hit a walk-off home run in bottom the 17th inning against the Cincinnati Reds after catching all 17 innings. [26] Posey got his first major league hit on September 19 against Jeff Weaver of the Dodgers. On July 5, 2015, Posey was selected to his third career All-Star Game and was number one in voting for NL catchers. “I think that if these babies hadn’t been born right now and weren’t premature, I probably would be playing this season,” Posey said. 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[88], On August 29, 2014, in a 13–2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park (then known as AT&T Park), Posey went 5-for-5 in 6 innings, and became the only catcher in Giants franchise history to have two career five-hit games. Kristen and Buster and the twins now make their home in the Bay Area, along with Benji, their German shepherd and Chapin, their Springer Spaniel. His pitching achievements included a 10–1 record and a 1.53 earned run average (ERA). He was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. [104] The home run set a new Giants franchise record for latest walk-off home run, surpassing the 16th inning home run hit by Willie Mays on July 2, 1963.[105]. [43] Posey was the sixth Giant to win the award, joining Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Gary Matthews and John Montefusco. His nickname, "Buster", came from his father's childhood nickname. “Thank God, they are doing really well, but they’re going to have to be in the NICU for quite some time. [7], After his senior season, Posey was named the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, the Louisville Slugger State Player of the Year, an EA Sports All-American, and a Baseball America All-American. [66] Two days later, he had three hits and four RBI, including a three-run home run against Clayton Richard in a 7–1 victory over the Padres. [23], Because of an injury to Giants starting catcher Bengie Molina, Posey was called up to the MLB for the first time on September 2, 2009. [45] He was named the catcher on Baseball America's All-Rookie Team[46] and the 2010 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team. In six games Posey hit .500, to raise his average from .307 to .322, had an on-base percentage of .560, a slugging percentage of 1.182, stroked four home runs, and drove in six.[85]. [16][17], Buster was considered by Baseball America to be the best catcher available in the 2008 MLB draft. [51] The Giants won the series four games to one, giving Posey (who batted .300 with a home run and two RBI in the Series) his first World Series ring. [86], Posey's offense regressed in 2013 following his 2012 MVP season, especially in the second half of the season where he hit just 3 home runs. [82], Eligible for salary arbitration for the first time, Posey signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the Giants prior to the 2013 spring training season. [29] After again appearing in the Giants' spring training camp,[30] Posey began the 2010 season at Fresno, batting .349 with 31 runs scored, 60 hits, 13 doubles, six home runs, and 32 RBI in 47 games. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. “I’m sure this is a long process and he had no idea what 2020 has had in store for us. On July 4, Buster Posey said he still hadn’t decided whether he’d participate in Major League Baseball’s 60-game restart, but was at training camp 2.0. He played shortstop as a freshman at Florida State, starting all 65 games for the Seminoles. [63] After batting .289 with 10 home runs and 43 RBI in 77 games before the All-Star break, Posey batted .385 with 14 home runs and 60 RBI in the final 71 games of the season. [53][54] Cousins, who was not disciplined, said he collided with Posey intentionally in order to score. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. “I’ve thought about it and talked about it with my wife, quite a bit,” Posey said Saturday. He also won his first Gold Glove Award. Posey was selected by Fan Voting to start at catcher in the 2016 MLB All Star Game, Posey's fourth career MLB All-Star Game, the most all-time by a Giants catcher in franchise history.



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