Gerald Dempsey Buster Posey III is an American former professional baseball catcher who played the entirety of his 13-year career for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Posey was born in Leesburg, Georgia. He played four sports in high school; in baseball, he excelled at hitting and pitching.
Buster Posey: Retirement| Retiring| Kids| Wife| Salary
Retirement:
Buster Posey, one of baseball’s most well-known catchers over the last decade-plus, is slated to announce his retirement on Thursday.
News of Posey’s retirement was first reported by The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly, and is expected to become official in the next day.
Retiring:
Posey was a key part of the Giants’ three World Series-winning teams in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He played 1,371 games for San Francisco during his time in the bigs. A seven-time All-Star, Posey took home NL Rookie of the Year honors in 2010 and NL MVP honors in 2012 after winning the batting title (.336) and leading the league in WAR (7.6).
All told, Posey finished his career with 1,500 hits, 158 home runs and 729 RBIs to go along with a slash line of .302/.372/.460.
Kids:
Children
Lee Dempsey Posey
Addison Lynn Posey
Livvi Posey
Ada Posey
Posey has spent the past seven months in serious multitasking mode, working to stay in baseball shape while on full-time dad duty to two sets of twins. Son Lee’s twin sister is Addison. He watched as many of the games as he could. San Francisco missed the playoffs on the final day of the season last year without him.
Wife:
Kristen Posey
Salary:
Buster Posey signed a 8 year / $159,000,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants, including a $7,000,000 signing bonus, $159,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $19,875,000. In 2022, Posey will earn a base salary of $22,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $22,000,000.
| Contract: | 8 yr(s) / $159,000,000 |
| Signing Bonus | $7,000,000 |
| Average Salary | $19,875,000 |
| Free Agent: | 2023 / UFA |
