Set the steady tone and tenor for the 21st century Giants.Īt the age of 34, Posey will walk away from an option of $22 million - and much more that the Giants would have wanted to give him. Was the anchor of an amazing pitching staff. The other arrived as a rookie and delivered three World Series in short order. The anchor of what it meant to be a Giant. One delivered the franchise’s first World Series of the modern era, after integration. The standard-bearers of Giants excellence. Which means he’s in a class of two: Mays and Posey. Posey is the most important Giant since Willie Mays. Walking away without a bruised body or a bruised ego. Some real time for wife Kristen without road trips and spring training and video sessions. No battles over salary or playing time or positions. The news broke late Wednesday that Posey will announce his retirement on Thursday.įor a singular player, with a singular career, it is a singular way to go out. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle 2014 Show More Show Less San Francisco Giants Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey celebrate after Game 7 of the World Series in Kansas City on Oct. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle 2018 Show More Show Less 5 of5 San Francisco Giants fans try to get Buster Posey's autograph before the Giants play the A’s in a Bay Bridge Series game at then-AT&T Park on March 26, 2018. David Paul Morris/Special to The Chronicle 2013 Show More Show Less 4 of5 Lily Castillo holds a giant photo of Buster Posey aloft during fan appreciation day at then-AT&T Park in San Francisco on Feb. Michael Macor/The Chronicle 2012 Show More Show Less 3 of5 Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of5īuster Posey and his wife, Kristen, wave to fans as the San Francisco Giants celebrate their World Series Championship with a parade up Market Street in downtown San Francisco on Oct. Buster Posey (28) acknowledges the crowd cheering after hitting his 1500th career hit in the fourth inning as the San Francisco Giants played the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
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