6/20/2023 0 Comments Buster posey family![]() ![]() ![]() "If these babies hadn't been born right now and weren't premature, I probably would be playing," Posey said. In one case, they even had a baby for a few days only to have the birth parents change their mind. Posey said he and his wife had been trying to adopt children for the past few years without success. He joined other notable players, including Dodgers pitcher David Price, Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond and Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake in deciding not to take part in the 60-game season that starts on July 23. Posey is one of the most prominent players to opt out of the season as a six-time All-Star, the 2012 NL MVP and a three-time World Series champion. From a family standpoint and feeling like I'm making a decision to protect our children, I think it was relatively easy." "From a baseball standpoint, it was a tough decision. "In the current state that we are right now and these babies being as fragile as they are for the next four months, at minimum, this ultimately wasn't that difficult a decision for me," Posey said. Ada and Livvi are healthy but will need to spend time in neonatal intensive care and will have weakened immune systems for the next few months. The babies were born about eight weeks prematurely last Friday and Posey and his wife, Kristen, finalized the adoption on Thursday. SAN FRANCISCO - Giants star catcher Buster Posey decided to opt out of the 2020 season Friday out of health concerns for his newly adopted twin baby girls during the coronavirus pandemic. Giants' Buster Posey opts out of 2020 MLB season, citing newborns' health You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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