Buster Posey

American baseball executive and former player · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1987 · age 39

Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III is an American baseball executive and former professional baseball catcher. He is currently the president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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2023Bay Area Sports Hall of FameAward2019Lou Gehrig Memorial AwardAward2016Rawlings Gold Glove AwardAward2012Hank Aaron AwardAwardMajor League Baseball All-StarAwardMajor League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year AwardAwardMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAwardSilver Slugger AwardAward2010Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year AwardAward2008Dick Howser TrophyAwardGolden Spikes AwardAward1987Born27 March 1987

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San Francisco Giants2009-2021

Florida State Seminoles baseball2006-2008

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Posey catching in 2010

Posey batting in 2010

Posey and his wife, Kristen, at the 2012 World Series Parade

Posey hitting a pitch in 2013

Posey at the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Posey batting with the Giants during spring training in 2020

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

Awards

Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame2023

Lou Gehrig Memorial Award2019

Rawlings Gold Glove Award2016

Major League Baseball All-Star2012

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award2012

Silver Slugger Award2012

Hank Aaron Award2012

Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award2012

Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award2010

Golden Spikes Award2008

Dick Howser Trophy2008

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He spent his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Giants, from 2009 until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2021 season. Internationally, Posey represented the United States. In the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), he helped win Team USA's first gold medal in a WBC tournament.

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United States