Giants C Posey opts out of 2020 season

One day after he and his wife adopted identical twin girls, San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey opted out of the 2020 season on Friday. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price and Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman are among the players who have elected not to play during the COVID-19 pandemic. Posey batted .257 with seven homers and 38 RBIs in 114 games last season.


Reuters | Updated: 10-07-2020 23:47 IST | Created: 10-07-2020 23:47 IST
Giants C Posey opts out of 2020 season
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One day after he and his wife adopted identical twin girls, San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey opted out of the 2020 season on Friday. Posey said the girls were born prematurely last Friday and will need to remain in the neonatal intensive care unit for some time.

Posey, 33, did not participate in the past couple of days of practices with the Giants as he made his decision. He and his wife, Kristen, also are the parents of twins born in 2011. "My wife, myself and our older children are just overwhelmed with joy to welcome them into our family, to love them unconditionally and just share a life with them," Posey said Friday.

"After much discussion with my wife and doctors, a decision that I've wrestled with quite a bit since I knew that this adoption was on the table, I've decided to opt out of the 2020 baseball season. We feel this is the best decision for these babies and for our family as well." The six-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion is one of the highest-profile players to date to opt out of the upcoming 60-game season. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price and Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman are among the players who have elected not to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posey batted .257 with seven homers and 38 RBIs in 114 games last season. The 2010 National League Rookie of the Year and 2012 NL Most Valuable Player has a .302 career batting average with 140 home runs and 673 RBIs in 1,258 games with the Giants.

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