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Buster Posey
AVG HR RBI
.293 6 27
Team: San FranciscoHt / Wt: 6-1 / 205 NFBC ADP: 18.25
Position: CBorn: 3/27/1987 Birthplace: Leesburg, Georgia
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 1st Round by Giants (2008)


Latest News
May 10 2:56 PM PT3:56 PM MT4:56 PM CT5:56 PM ET17:56 ET21:56 GMT5:56 CST2:56 PM MST4:56 PM EST5:26 PM VEN1:56 UAE (+1)4:56 PM CT-Posey went 2 for 4 with his fifth homer of the season in San Francisco's 6-3 loss to Atlanta on Thursday.
Analysis: Posey is 9 for 22 (.409) with two homers and seven RBIs over his last seven games.
May 4 2:20 PM PT3:20 PM MT4:20 PM CT5:20 PM ET17:20 ET21:20 GMT5:20 CST2:20 PM MST4:20 PM EST4:50 PM VEN1:20 UAE (+1)4:20 PM CT-Posey hit a game-ending home run into the left-field seats leading off the bottom of the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night.
Analysis: Posey is batting .375 at home compared to .204 on the road.
Apr. 29 8:27 AM PT9:27 AM MT10:27 AM CT11:27 AM ET11:27 ET15:27 GMT23:27 CST8:27 AM MST10:27 AM EST10:57 AM VEN19:27 UAE10:27 AM CT-Posey hit a two-run homer in Sunday's 6-4 loss at San Diego.
Analysis: After an extremely sluggish start to the year, Posey is batting .400 with three long balls and nine RBIs during a nine-game hitting streak.
Apr. 22 3:43 PM PT4:43 PM MT5:43 PM CT6:43 PM ET18:43 ET22:43 GMT6:43 CST3:43 PM MST5:43 PM EST6:13 PM VEN2:43 UAE (+1)5:43 PM CT-Posey smashed his first homer - a two-run shot - in a 5-0 win over San Diego on Sunday.
Analysis: Posey has gotten off to a slow start, and has batted just 5 for 27 (.185) over his last nine games.
Apr. 11 2:10 PM PT3:10 PM MT4:10 PM CT5:10 PM ET17:10 ET21:10 GMT5:10 CST2:10 PM MST4:10 PM EST4:40 PM VEN1:10 UAE (+1)4:10 PM CT-Posey drove in three runs, Zito pitched another gem and contributed with his bat, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
Analysis: Staked to a quick lead, Zito (2-0) won his 11th straight decision, including last year's postseason. San Francisco earned its 16th consecutive victory in games he has started, the longest such run by a Giants pitcher since 16 in a row by Carl Hubbell for New York in 1936, STATS said.
Mar. 29 12:33 PM PT1:33 PM MT2:33 PM CT3:33 PM ET15:33 ET19:33 GMT3:33 CST12:33 PM MST2:33 PM EST3:03 PM VEN23:33 UAE1:33 PM CT-The San Francisco Giants have rewarded Posey with a $167 million, nine-year contract. Posey's deal, announced Friday by the reigning World Series champions, includes a club option for 2022 that could raise the value to $186 million over 10 years.
Analysis: The agreement is the longest for a catcher and the largest in Giants history, surpassing Matt Cain's $127.5 million, six-year contract.

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