That was the first of three championship rings for Posey, as he became the face of this era of Giants baseball. Drafted with the fifth overall pick of the 2008 draft, Posey made his big league debut in 2009 and then won Rookie Of The Year honors in 2010, helping lead the Giants to their first World Series title since 1954. Instead, Posey will now hang up his cleats, ending an outstanding run as a Bay Area icon. 304/.390/.499 with 18 home runs in 454 plate appearances in 2021, rebounding to prime form after opting out of the 2020 season, and struggling through a 2019 season in the aftermath of hip surgery. Going into the offseason, the only question surrounding Posey seemed to be whether the Giants would simply exercise their $22MM club option on the catcher for next season, or if the two sides would work out a longer-term extension. Alongside his wife Kristen, the longtime Giants catcher announced his retirement in a press conference Thursday afternoon. Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022Īfter 12 Major League seasons, Buster Posey has called it a career.
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