![]() ![]() “We will take it on as a responsibility to scramble as necessary, but we don’t want to rush these very personal decisions. “We are going to take a family-first approach to this,” Kapler said. Kapler said Thursday the Giants were in no rush for their franchise player to make a decision regarding the season and told reporters the organization would take a “family-first” approach in allowing all players –including Posey– to take time and space to consider participating this year. obviously unprecedented times right now.” “I think you’d be a little bit maybe naive or silly not to gauge what’s going on around you - not only here, but paying attention to what’s happening in different parts of the country. I think I want to see how things progress here over the next couple of weeks.” “I think there’s still some reservation on my end. “I’ve thought about it and talked about it with my wife, quite a bit,” Posey said Saturday. Posey and his wife have two other children and the catcher has often spoken in the past about the importance of family and his role as a father.Īfter reporting to summer camp on Saturday, Posey met with reporters over Zoom and expressed reservation about participating in the 2020 season, but did not indicate he and his wife were planning to adopt. “(Buster) is just is supportive and thoughtful and caring and it is an absolute honor to be able to return that support and say that I think Buster is making an incredible and thoughtful decision for his family and the one that makes the most sense,” Kapler said. Kapler expressed his full support for Posey Friday, saying it was an honor to have Posey attend his introductory press conference as Giants manager and detailing how Posey has aided him in his first year on the job. Posey also missed consecutive practices on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The 10-year veteran was not present at the team’s first workout of the summer due to what manager Gabe Kapler termed a “personal matter,” but participated in practices on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. “I think it was kind of an obvious and easy call for Buster and I think the fact that he took the time to think it through shows his dedication and loyalty to his teammates and how much he loves the game and he loves to play,” Giants’ president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said. The six-time All-Star will not be paid any of his 2020 salary nor will he receive service time after choosing to skip the season. Posey, 33, made the announcement a week after the Giants held their first workout of the summer. “The twins were born prematurely, thank god they are doing really well, but they are going to have to be in the NICU for quite some time.” It’s safe to say Kristin (wife) has more work being at home with them than I do at the ballpark right now.“The adoption actually became official yesterday afternoon and my wife, myself and our older children are overwhelmed with joy to welcome them into our family, to love them unconditionally and to share life with them,” Posey said. ![]() They are different, each with their own little quirks. But now their personalities are really starting to come out. Buster told The Post Game:Īt first it was just sleep, change them, feed them. As you’d expect, twins present a particular challenge to parents and it took a little while for the couple to adapt. Technically, Lee is the older sibling, arriving about two minutes before his sister. The Posey’s became first-time parents in 2011 when they welcomed twins – a boy named Lee Dempsey Posey and a girl named Addison Lynn Posey. She and Buster walked down the aisle, for the first time as husband and wife, to the tune of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” After the SAT’s and high school prom, Buster and Kristen, who attended Auburn before transferring to Valdosta State, tied the knot in 2009 in a ceremony in their Georgia hometown.Īlthough the ceremony itself was on the other side of the country from the couple’s baseball home in San Francisco, Kristen still managed to sneak a sports-related surprise into the day. ![]()
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