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**Buster Posey**
Buster Posey
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	San Francisco Giants — No. 28
	Catcher
	Born: March 27, 1987 (age 22); Leesburg, Georgia
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	September 11, 2009 for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics; (through 2009)
Batting average	.118
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Runs	1
On-base percentage	.118
Slugging percentage	.118
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (2009-present);
Career highlights and awards
	2008 Golden Spikes Award;

Gerald "Buster" Demp Posey III (born March 27, 1987 in Leesburg, Georgia) is a catcher for the San Francisco Giants. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants fifth overall in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.

[edit] Early years

Posey attended Lee County High School. While there he was the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, Louisville Slugger State Player of the Year, and an EA Sports All-American^[1].

[edit] College career

Posey played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles under coach Mike Martin. He began his freshman year at FSU playing shortstop and moved to catcher before his sophomore season. After just one season of playing the position, Posey was a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award, awarded to the best catcher in college baseball. He would end up finishing behind Edward Easley of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.^[2] In 2008, as a junior, he won the Johnny Bench Award and was named the 2008 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year.^[3]^[4] On June 14, 2008, Posey was awarded the Dick Howser Trophy, and on July 16, 2008, he won the Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the best player in amateur baseball. In addition, Posey started at shortstop on the 2006 Cape Cod Baseball League championship team for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox and started as the catcher on the 2007 championship team as well.

[edit] Professional career

Posey was considered the best catcher available in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants with the fifth overall pick.^[5] On August 15, 2008, the Giants signed Posey shortly before the signing deadline for draftees, giving him a $6.2 million bonus, the largest up-front bonus in MLB draft history at the time. ^[6]. He was invited to the Giants Spring Training in 2009. Following 2009 Spring Training, Posey was assigned to the San Francisco Giants Class A Affiliate San Jose Giants.

On July 13, 2009, he was promoted to the Giants' Triple A team: the Fresno Grizzlies. With an injury to Giants starting catcher Bengie Molina, Posey was called up to the majors on September 2, 2009.^[7] He made his major league debut on September 11, 2009 as a pinch hitter, striking out. Posey got his first Major League hit on September 19 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Florida State Seminoles bio
Draft Profile

[0] Buster Posey profile

[1] 2007 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award

[2] 2008 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award Finalists Announced

[3] Buster Posey Named Collegiate Baseball Player Of The Year

[4] Giants take catcher with top pick

[5] San Francisco Giants sign top pick Buster Posey before deadline

[6] Giants bring up top prospect Posey

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Contents

[edit] Early years

[edit] College career

[edit] Professional career

[edit] References

[edit] External links