Posey’s healthy view on baseball is rooted in his healthy view of life. In his retirement announcement, Posey said, “I want to be able to do more stuff from February to November with my family” and he spoke to his kids saying, “Being your dad is the greatest joy in my life.” Nine years later he opted out of the shortened 2020 season, and he and his wife adopted another set of twins. In August, 2011 after Posey broke his leg at a home plate collision, he and his wife Kristen welcomed twins into their family. He’s walking away from fame and fortune ($22 million annually) for something far more valuable-family. Most certainly a Hall of Famer, he will be eligible for consideration in Cooperstown in 2027. Posey retired with 158 home runs and exactly 1,500 hits.
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During his career he caught three no-hitters, was named to seven All-Star teams, received four Silver Slugger awards, won one Gold Glove award, and earned three World Series rings. Two years later he was the league’s Most Valuable Player (the first catcher to win the award since Johnny Bench in 1972). In 2010, he won the National League Rookie of the Year.
When your boss cries at your retirement, that says a lot.īuster Posey, 34, was one of the greatest players who caught behind the plate. Upon hearing of Buster Posey’s early retirement from baseball this month, legendary retired catcher Johnny Bench tweeted, “Say it ain’t so! I respect him so much for walking away to be with his family.” Baseball’s San Francisco Giants Chairman Greg Johnson said that Posey was a “quiet leader that led by example” and that he cried when Posey called to tell him the news.
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