It’s born from his skills as a ballplayer, but also of his supreme likability as a human.įans might not want to see him go, but the gratitude held for Posey and what he did in the course of his career with the Giants is palpable today.Are you stuck in a hellhole living situation in San Francisco or a surrounding hellhole? Retired Giants catcher Buster Posey has just the place you need to escape from said hellholes. That’s the result of Posey’s commitment to the San Francisco Giants on the field, and the compassionate way he lives his life off it. But most of them have been rooted in pride and respect. Since news leaked, late on Wednesday, that Posey was about to announce his retirement, fan responses have been sad, sure. Important enough to walk away from a $22 million option to stay on with the Giants. We can look at Posey’s astonishing baseball stats all day (and we should-it’s very satisfying), but it’s clear that this man has important goals off the field as well. The organization has so far raised $5.5 million for treatment and research, and has established partnerships with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, North Carolina’s V Foundation and the Texas Children’s Hospital. In 2016, they established BP28, a charity that raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer. Posey and his wife’s commitment to children stretches far beyond their own family. USA Today called Posey’s decision to stay home “a tremendous sacrifice.” But he himself noted, “From a family standpoint, making a decision to protect children-our children-it was relatively easy.” His younger girls, Ada and Livvi, were already up against it, having been born eight weeks premature.
They adopted twin girls in 2020, and Posey sat out the short pandemic season, prioritizing his babies’ health over the danger of potentially contracting COVID-19 on the field. After he married his high school sweetheart Kristen in 2009, the happy couple welcomed twins Addison and Lee in 2011. Posey has always been just as much of a family man as he was a dedicated ball player. With hindsight, we probably should’ve seen the writing on the wall.
Take it slow and see how things progress.”
Be able to be a full-time dad of four kids for the first time in a while. After that game, Posey said, “I’m definitely going to take some time with my wife and talk with her.
#BUSTER POSEY FAMILY SERIES#
Still, he gave us another hint that the end might be nigh, after the Giants had their World Series hopes dashed by the Dodgers on Oct. And, over the years, as his wildcard teammates peeled off and defected (Brian Wilson and Sergio Romo to the Dodgers, Tim Lincecum to the Angels, Madison Bumgarner to the Diamondbacks, etc.) Posey has remained right here in San Francisco. Instead, he was the respectable lynchpin at the center of the whirlwind-always calm, collected and controlled, no matter what was happening around him. Posey had distinguished himself in all three by not being one of the big personalities on the team. Posey was the last player we had left who’d helped win all three of the Giants’ World Series titles in 2010, 20. That sense of community is something that we could feel in the ballpark each night. In his retirement announcement, held at Oracle Park on Thursday afternoon, Posey said: “The last week to 10 days, I’ve been thinking, ‘How do you thank a fan base?’ And the Giants fanbase is more than just fans, it’s a community. That commitment has been delivered right back to him by the fans. The Giants are the only MLB team Posey has ever played for, and he has shown an unshakeable commitment to them since he arrived at age 22 in 2009. Posey has long felt so unequivocally ours that his departure hasn’t just seemed unthinkable to fans-it’s something most of us never even stopped to consider. For most Giants fans, it didn’t even register.
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