A three-time World Series Champion and seven-time All-Star as a player, Buster Posey enters his first season as the President of Baseball Operations for the Giants, moving into the role on September 30, 2024. Posey was the Giants¡¯ fifth overall pick in the 2008 draft and spent his entire 12 year playing career in the Giants¡¯ organization beginning with his Major League debut on September 11, 2009. After retiring from the field in November 2021, Posey joined the Giants¡¯ ownership group in September 2022, becoming the 31st principal partner in the Giants' ownership group. He also joined the team's six-person board of directors. The 37-year-old was the first former player to join the Giants as a principal partner and serve on the board of directors. He is also the youngest member of the ownership group.
In 2010, Posey helped lead the Giants to the first of their three World Series titles in San Francisco while also being named the National League Rookie of the Year after hitting .305 with 18 homers, 67 RBI and an .862 OPS. Posey finished 11th in the MVP voting that season. After his 2011 season ended prematurely due to injury after 45 games, Posey burst back on to the scene in 2012 to help lead the Giants to their second World Series title in three seasons. Named the 2012 National League MVP and the NL¡¯s Comeback Player of the Year, Posey led the NL in batting average (.336) while posting the best OPS+ of his career (171). He was named an All-Star for the first time and won the first of his five Silver Slugger awards after setting career-bests in batting average, doubles (39), homers (24), RBI (103), walks (69), OBP (.408), slugging (.549) and OPS (.957). By winning the World Series and being voted the league¡¯s MVP, Posey became the third catcher in MLB history to accomplish the feat, joining Yogi Berra (1951 Yankees) and Roy Campanella (1955 Dodgers).
Posey helped lead the Giants to their third World Series title in five seasons in 2014, won his second Silver Slugger Award and finished sixth in the MVP voting after hitting .311 with 22 homers, 89 RBI and an .854 OPS. He was named to four straight All-Star teams from 2015-2018, won two more Silver Sluggers (2015, 2017) and captured his first Gold Glove award in 2016.
After opting out of the 2020 season, Posey returned to his All-Star form in 2021, earning his seventh Midsummer Classic selection and his fifth career Silver Slugger. He was named both The Sporting News and the MLB Player¡¯s Choice National League Comeback Player of the Year this season after hitting .304 with 23 doubles, 18 homers, 56 RBI and an .889 OPS in 113 games for the National League West Division champs.
In San Francisco Giants history (1958-present), Posey ranks among the club¡¯s all-time leaders in batting average (min. 3,000 PA) (3rd, .302), doubles (4th, 293), home runs (11th, 158), RBI (7th, 729), walks (7th, 540), OBP (5th, .372), SLG (11th, .460), OPS (9th, .831) and games played (6th, 1,371). His 1,063 starts behind the plate are the most all-time in franchise history.
In postseason play, Posey caught 511 career innings across his five postseason appearances with SF, seventh-most all-time behind Jorge Posada (996.1), Yadier Molina (868.1), Berra (544.1), Jason Varitek (528.0), Mart¨ªn Maldonado (521.0) and Russell Martin (518.2). Posey¡¯s 2.71 career postseason catcher¡¯s ERA is fourth-best all-time (min. 200 postseason innings caught) behind Mike Scioscia (2.41), Bill Dickey (2.51) and Mickey Cochrane (2.63). Posey was behind the plate for 14 total shutouts in the postseason, the most of any catcher in postseason history ahead of Molina (eight) and Berra (seven). Posey¡¯s 58 career postseason games, 57 postseason hits and his 25 postseason RBI are all the most by a Giant in franchise history. He is also one of six Giants to hit at least five postseason homers.
Posey ended his Major League career as one of the game¡¯s greatest catchers, posing a career 44.8 WAR according to Stathead, eighth best for any catcher since 1950 behind Johnny Bench (75.1), Gary Carter (70.2), Ivan Rodr¨ªguez (68.7), Carlton Fisk (68.5), Mike Piazza (59.5), Yogi Berra (53.6) and Thurman Munson (46.1). All of that group but Munson have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Overall, his 44.9 career WAR is 12th-best among catchers in Major League history. The Leesburg, GA native finished his playing career with a .302 career average, exactly 1,500 regular season hits, 293 doubles, 158 homers, 729 RBI and an .831 career OPS. He is one of three catchers to win at least three World Series titles and catch at least three no-hitters.
Off the field, Buster and his wife, Kristen, have committed their unwavering support to finding better treatments and cures for pediatric cancer. In 2016, the Posey¡¯s established BP28 with a commitment to stand with those families affected by pediatric cancer and focus on awareness, fundraising and patient/family support. In addition to his work with BP28, Posey served as the Junior Giants Commissioner for most of his playing career and as a supporter of the Giants Community Fund, most notably hosting a Glove Giveaway each season and contributing to the Fund¡¯s mission of using baseball and softball to promote health, education and character development for youth in underserved communities.