Instead of playing, he and his wife adopted a second set of twins, making them a family of six. In 2020, he opted out of the shortened season.
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In the following season, Posey won a second World Series ring, along with National League MVP honors. Because of the injury, Posey was present for their birth. In August of that year, he and his wife Kristen welcomed twins to their home. Though the injury ended Posey's season on the diamond, it ushered in a new season at home. This identity was further galvanized in 2011 when he broke his leg in a collision at home plate. The faith formation he received as a young boy formed how he approached the game of baseball. Posey has described how much he admires his grandmother, appreciates his uncle, a pastor in Georgia, and finds inspiration from a relative who was a chaplain at Duke University.
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At the same time, the game had that kind of impact on his family because of the kind of family it was.
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When the Atlanta Braves won the pennant a few decades ago, he shared the experience with his grandfather. In his experience, the game united generations. For example, in the news conference announcing his retirement, Posey talked about how his love of baseball came from his family. Because his identity is found in something bigger than his sport, he's been able to battle through hitting slumps, poor play and injury. Many have noted Posey's healthy perspective on the game, which Posey credits to, among other things, Bible studies and chapel services. Instead, the future Hall of Famer has exchanged his cleats and catcher's mitt for bibs, high chairs, two sets of twins and family life. Retiring means leaving a $22 million paycheck on the table and likely a multimillion-dollar extension to keep him in the Bay area for the rest of his career. Drafted by the San Francisco Giants, he went on to help win three World Series. I think it’s important that we that we actually put that into action by throwing all of our support in making these decisions even easier for players because they know that they have to support the leadership in the organization.Earlier this month, at 34 years old, baseball great Buster Posey retired. “I think that a lot of people around baseball will say family first.
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“This is not a difficult one,” said Kapler. President of baseball operations for the Giants, Farhan Zaidi, as well as team manager Gabe Kapler, say they support Posey in his decision. The family is “overwhelmed with joy” over the adoption, Posey said. After unsuccessful attempts, including adopting a baby boy only to have the birth parents change their mind, they successfully adopted newborn twins Ada and Livvi. Posey and his wife already have 8-year-old twin girls Lee and Addie and have been trying to adopt to expand their family for the past few years. Players who opted out include Dodgers pitcher David Price, Washington first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, Colorado’s Ian Desmond and Arizona pitcher Mike Leake.
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Posey, who would’ve brought home a salary of $8 million this season, joins a list of other prominent MLB players who have opted out of the 2020 season. From a family standpoint and feeling like I’m making a decision to protect our children, I think it was relatively easy.” “From a baseball standpoint, it was a tough decision. “In the current state that we are right now and these babies being as fragile as they are for the next four months, at minimum, this ultimately wasn’t that difficult a decision for me,” Posey told the AP. However, they will have to spend time in neonatal intensive care over the next few months and he felt this decision was the best for his family. Posey, 33, a six-time All-Star, 2012 NL MVP and three-time World Series champion, said if the twins had not been born early, he would not have made this decision. After the twins were born 8 weeks prematurely, Posey made the decision to opt out of the 2020 season over health concerns for his daughters. San Francisco Giants pitcher Buster Posey and his wife, Kristen, finalized the adoption of twin baby girls this month.