![]() "He thanked me, but I said, 'No, thank you Buster,' " Baker said in reference to Posey's storied career and mark on the FSU program. When Posey cleaned out his FSU locker for the final time, Chip Baker, the Seminoles' longtime director of baseball operations, helped Posey carry his personal belongings to his truck parked beyond the right-field wall at Howser Stadium. And then being able to encourage his teammates, which made us all better." "Obviously, he had all the talent in the world. "He had such a profound understanding of the game," said pitcher Jimmy Marshall, a former Chiles High star who played three seasons with Posey at FSU. He led the nation is six offensive categories and played all nine positions in a game for the Seminoles. His 2008 season ranks among the best in school history with a record. Posey signed with FSU out of Lee County High in Leesburg, Georgia, in 2006. 300 or greater (pending inclusion of Negro League statistics). He's one of six catchers in major league history to start 1,000 games at catcher and have a lifetime batting average of. 302 batting average, 158 home runs, and 729 RBIs. 304 with 18 homers and 56 RBIs to help lead the Giants to a franchise-record 107 wins.Ī fan favorite and cornerstone of the franchise, the right-handed hitting Posey finished his career with a. Posey enjoyed a resurgence this year, batting. He overcame leg and hip surgeries during his career and opted out out of the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season. He made his MLB debut in 2010, was the NL Rookie of the Year that same season and two years later was the NL MVP. The Giants selected Posey fifth overall in the 2008 Draft out of FSU. He has all the attributes outside of the talent that makes somebody stand out.”īuster Posey reacts to hitting a two-run home run off Walker Buehler of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of this year's National League division series. I think this just shows the character of the person, the humility, the value of family. “We all know what kind of baseball player he is. The great ones make it look effortless,” said Ross, the former Florida High star who played 15 MLB seasons and won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and Cubs. “He plays the game very easily – catching, throwing, hitting, running the bases. The pair often hit together during the offseason at Chiles High when Ross was an established MLB player and Posey was in his early pro years. The Giants held a $22 million club option on Posey (with a $3 million buyout) for 2022.Ĭhicago Cubs manager and Tallahassee resident David Ross commended Posey’s values, humility and professionalism. Posey hinted that he was looking forward to spending more time with his family after the Giants were eliminated in the National League Division Series last month. Posey, 34, and his wife, Kristen, have four young children, including twin girls they adopted last summer. “I heard him saying to the pitcher, ‘Look, if you are scared let me know and I will finish this thing.’ I thought, ‘What am I doing here?’ I got my butt back to the dugout.” Spending more time with family ![]() “Buster made sure he got to the dirt a tad before I got there,” said Martin, who retired following the 2019 season as the NCAA's all-time winningest coach in any sport. ![]() Posey also had a message for the pitcher, who had walked the lead-off hitter Martin recalled a pitcher’s visit he made in the eighth inning of tight regular-season game. Posey’s leadership and competitiveness never waned. That same season he won the Johnny Bench, Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s best player. ![]() Posey helped coach Mike Martin return to the College World Series for the first time in eight years in 2008. News of Posey’s retirement Thursday from Major League Baseball after 12 seasons – all with the Giants - rekindled fond memories of the catcher's impact at FSU and time in Tallahassee. Recruiting: FSU's top 2022 commits Travis Hunter, Sam McCall show loyalty, share plans to enroll early Fond FSU memories for Buster Posey Purdy going elsewhere: Florida State quarterback Chubba Purdy entering transfer portalįSU soccer to ACC tourney: Florida State soccer back to full strength, aiming for back-to-back ACC tournament crowns San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey (28) rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of Game 1 of a baseball National League Division Series Friday, Oct. ![]()
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