Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III [1] (born March 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher and is currently the president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Oct 2, 2024 · Long the face of a franchise for San Francisco with three World Series titles to his name, Posey will now be calling the shots on what the club is going to look like going forward. The 37-year-old retired catcher was introduced as president of baseball operations on Tuesday following the dismissal of Farhan Zaidi a day earlier.

Posted another stellar season, batting .318 (177-for-557) with 28 doubles, 19 home runs and 95 RBI in 150 games....Won his third Silver Slugger award (2012, 2014, 2015), becoming the first Giants catcher to win the award three times....Made 143 starts (103 at catcher, 37 at 1st base and three as DH)...Was selected to his third All-Star Game and ...

Sep 21, 2022 · The 35-year-old Posey will be the youngest member of the Giants’ ownership group and the first former player in franchise history to join the organization as a principal partner and serve on the six-person board of directors.

Buster Posey was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 50th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lee County HS (Leesburg, GA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (5th) of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

Oct 1, 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations and fired Farhan Zaidi. Team chairman Greg Johnson made the announcement Monday after the Giants finished 80-82 in manager Bob Melvin’s first season — with one more victory than in 2023.

Oct 1, 2024 · If Buster Posey's baseball operations department can convince Buster Posey's ownership group to make a big splash in free agency, the Giants will be a lot closer to once again competing for division titles.

Oct 1, 2024 · Three years after retiring as a player, Posey is back to lead San Francisco as its new president of baseball operations. The future Hall of Fame catcher takes over for Farhan Zaidi, who was dismissed on Monday after falling short of …

Sep 30, 2024 · The San Francisco Giants have fired Farhan Zaidi and named Buster Posey as his replacement as president of baseball operations, the team announced on Monday.

Oct 1, 2024 · On Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants introduced franchise icon Buster Posey as the new president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi.