The 2010 NL Rookie of the Year, Posey came back from a devastating, season-ending leg injury in 2011 to win NL MVP the following year. Posey said he easily could have called it a career five years ago and credited the training staff for keeping him on the field. 304 with 18 homers and 56 RBIs, resilient down the stretch as his body was feeling it though he showed his surgically repaired right hip had finally healed three years after surgery. “Just gave myself some space in my mind to be OK with deciding otherwise if I wanted to keep playing and I really just never wavered.”Įven after he batted. “I kind of went into this last season feeling like it might be my last,” Posey said.
The Giants had been prepared to exercise Posey's $22 million club option for 2022 if he wanted to play, but he had an inkling before this record-setting, 107-win Giants season started this could be it. I can honestly say no, playing the way I did didn't sway me, and I think that's part of the reason that I do feel at peace with my decision.” “I didn’t approach the season and say this is definitely it. “I think the year off probably did play into the decision a little bit,” Posey said. The pull that way has been there a while now for the seven-time All-Star. "I want to be able to do more stuff from February to November with my family," he said.
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The popular catcher offered a heartfelt goodbye to baseball on Thursday following a decorated 12-year career with the Giants during which he won three World Series championships and guided a long list of star pitchers, but also an equally impressive career off the field such as his tireless commitment to pediatric cancer and helping others. If it impacts one person in a positive way it's worth your time.” But as the years have passed I've realized just how impactful that can be. “It's probably something early in my career that I thought was a waste of time,” Posey shared. He appreciates his place in leaving lasting memories for families to cherish and pass down, and what he means to connecting a community - and even all those Bay Area dogs out there named Buster and Posey. "I just had to ask.SAN FRANCISCO - Initially, as a young player more than a decade ago, Buster Posey had a tough time understanding how the San Francisco Giants strive to humanize their players, to connect them with a fan base that wants nothing more than to get to know the star athletes it supports. "Is this like a definite, for sure thing?'' president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi quipped. Now, the Giants must ponder life without Posey behind the plate. "Just gave myself some space in my mind to be OK with deciding otherwise if I wanted to keep playing and I really just never wavered.'' "I kind of went into this last season feeling like it might be my last,'' Posey said. I can honestly say no, playing the way I did didn't sway me, and I think that's part of the reason that I do feel at peace with my decision.''
"I didn't approach the season and say this is definitely it. "I think the year off probably did play into the decision a little bit,'' Posey said.
Posey opted out of the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season after he and wife Kristen adopted prematurely born baby girls to join older twins Addison and Lee. Part of the reason he is walking away now at age 34 after one of his best seasons yet is to spend more time with his four children. Posey offered a heartfelt goodbye to baseball on Thursday following a decorated 12-year career with the Giants during which he won three World Series championships and guided a long list of star pitchers, but also an equally impressive career off the field such as his tireless commitment to pediatric cancer and helping others. SAN FRANCISCO - Initially, as a young player more than a decade ago, Buster Posey had a tough time understanding how the San Francisco Giants strive to humanize their players, to connect them with a fan base that wants nothing more than to get to know the star athletes they support.
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