Buster Posey
Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III (born March 27, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher and first baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). He bats and throws right-handed.
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| File:Buster Posey (2011).jpg Posey in April 2011 | |||
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| Catcher / First baseman | |||
| Born: 27 March 1987
(aged 38) Leesburg, Georgia | |||
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| September 11, 2009, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Career statistics (through April 2, 2017) | |||
| Batting average | .306 | ||
| Hits | 1,005 | ||
| Home runs | 116 | ||
| Runs batted in | 527 | ||
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Posey grew up in Leesburg, Georgia. He played four sports in high school; when playing baseball, he was very good at hitting and pitching. He attended Florida State University, where he began playing the catcher position.
He won the Golden Spikes Award in 2008[1] and was selected by the Giants with the fifth overall pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. Posey made his major league start on September 11, 2009. After beginning the 2010 season in the minor leagues, he was called back up to the major leagues in May. He played first base when he came up, but became the Giants' regular catcher at the end of June.
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- Buster Posey on September 12, 2010 (1).jpg
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- Buster Posey on July 15, 2010.jpg
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- Buster Posey 2012 World Series Victory Parade.jpg
Posey and his wife, Kristen, at the 2012 World Series Parade
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Posey hitting a pitch in 2013
- Giants catcher Buster Posey talks to reporters at 2016 All-Star Game availability. (27914587113).jpg
Posey at the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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Posey batting with the Giants during spring training in 2020
- The World Series Champion San Francisco Giants Visit the White House.jpg
Posey with the Giants outside of the White House being honored by President Barack Obama during a ceremony honoring the team's 2012 World Series championship
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Posey with the Giants inside the White House being honored by President Barack Obama during a ceremony honoring the team's 2014 World Series championship
References
- ↑ "FSU catcher Posey takes home Golden Spikes Award". USA Today. July 17, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Buster Posey at Wikimedia Commons
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Florida State Seminoles bio Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Buster Posey on Twitter
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