Buster Posey Net Worth

Gerald Dempsey “Buster” Posey III (born March 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He spent his entire twelve-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Francisco Giants, from 2009 until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2021 season. In September 2022, Posey joined the Giants’ ownership group.

Posey was born in Leesburg, Georgia. He played four sports in high school; in baseball, he excelled at hitting and pitching. He attended Florida State University, where he began playing the catcher and first base positions. He won the Golden Spikes Award and the Brooks Wallace Award in 2008. He was selected by the Giants with the fifth overall pick in the first round of the 2008 MLB draft. Posey made his MLB debut on September 11, 2009. He and Madison Bumgarner both made their Major League debuts in 2009 and established a reputation as one of the best batteries in recent MLB history. With the presence of then full-time catcher Bengie Molina, Posey played first base when originally called up to the majors, but became the Giants’ regular catcher in June 2010 when Molina was traded to the Texas Rangers.As a rookie, he finished with a .305 batting average, 18 home runs, and 67 runs batted in. He caught every inning of the playoffs as the Giants won the 2010 World Series. He was named the NL Rookie of the Year. In 2011, after he was severely injured in a collision with the Florida Marlins‘ Scott Cousins at home plate, Posey missed most of the year. The collision is widely seen as pushing Major League Baseball to adopt rule 7.13 in regards to blocking the plate prior to the 2014 season, informally known as the “Buster Posey Rule”.Posey returned from his injury in 2012 and posted perhaps one of the greatest individual comeback seasons in sports history. He caught Matt Cain’s perfect game, batted .336 to win the 2012 NL batting title and was voted the 2012 NL MVP. He won his second World Series that year, as the Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in four games. In 2013, Posey signed a franchise-record eight-year, $167 million contract extension with the Giants. He won his third World Series the following year as the Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals. Posey is the second player in MLB history, after Pete Rose, to win the Rookie of the Year, a League MVP, and three World Series championships. Posey played in four no-hitters in his career, catching three of them. In 2016, he won a Gold Glove Award. In 2019, the Johnny Bench Award was renamed the Buster Posey Award, which honors college baseball‘s top NCAA Division I catcher.

What is Buster Posey’s net worth and salary?

Buster Posey is a retired American professional baseball player who has a net worth of $150 million. Buster Posey played his entire baseball career, from 2009 to 2021, with the San Francisco Giants. He announced his retirement in November 2021. During his major league baseball career, Buster earned around $160 million in salary, and he has donated and raised millions of dollars for various charities. Before the Giants drafted him, Buster played for Florida State University, winning the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in 2008. Posey won many awards during his time in the MLB, including the National League Rookie of the Year award (2010), National League Hank Aaron Award (2012), and Gold Glove Award (2016), and he was a World Series champion in 2010, 2012, and 2014. In 2019, the Johnny Bench Award, which is given to the NCAA’s top Division I catcher, was renamed the Buster Posey Award. In September 2022, Buster joined the Giants’ ownership group and began serving on the team’s board of directors.

Net Worth: $150 Million

Salary: $22 Million

Date of Birth: Mar 27, 1987 (36 years old)

Place of Birth: Leesburg

Gender: Male

Height: 6 ft (1.85 m)

Profession: Baseball player

Nationality: United States of America

Early Life

Buster Posey was born Gerald Dempsey Posey III on March 27, 1987, in Leesburg, Georgia. Buster is the son of Tracy and Demp Posey, and he grew up in a Methodist Christian household with three younger siblings. Posey was an Atlanta Braves fan as a child, and he played baseball, basketball, soccer, and football during his youth. He attended Lee County High School, and during his junior year, he was a pitcher and shortstop on the school’s baseball team. Buster set records in runs batted in (46) and batting average (.544) and hit seven home runs that year. As a senior, he hit 14 home runs, setting a school record, and he had 108 strikeouts as a pitcher. The team played in the Georgia AAAA State Championship but lost to Henry County High, who future MLB player Jason Heyward played for. After his senior year, Posey was named an EA Sports All-American, the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, a “Baseball America” All-American, and the Louisville Slugger State Player of the Year. Buster graduated from high school with a 3.94 GPA and was fourth in his class.

College Career

Posey was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but he chose to attend Florida State University and play for the Seminoles baseball team instead. As a freshman, he played the position of shortstop and started all 65 games, ending the season with a .346 batting average and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors. During his sophomore year, Buster switched to the position of catcher and finished second in the voting for the Johnny Bench Award. As a junior, he won the Johnny Bench Award, Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year award, Golden Spikes Award, and Dick Howser Trophy, and he was named ACC Baseball Player of the Year. During the off-season, Posey played the position of shortstop for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox when the team won the 2006 Cape Cod Baseball League championship, and he was their catcher when they won the following year. Buster was named a league all-star during both seasons he played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.

Professional Career

During the 2008 MLB Draft, “Baseball America” referred to Posey as the “top catching prospect, both defensively and offensively, in the country.” He was the fifth overall pick in the draft, and the San Francisco Giants offered him a $6.2 million signing bonus, which was the biggest up-front bonus in the team’s history. After taking part in the team’s 2009 spring training, Buster was assigned to the Giants’ affiliate the San Jose Giants (California League). He played 80 games for the San Jose Giants before being promoted to the Fresno Grizzlies, the Giants’ Class AAA team in the Pacific Coast League. Posey played 35 games with that team, then he was called up to play for the MLB in September 2009 after Bengie Molina, the Giants’ starting catcher, was injured. In July 2010, Buster was named National League Player of the Week, and later that month, he began playing the position of clean-up hitter and won the NL Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month awards. In 2010, he was named the NL Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie and the NL Rookie of the Year, and he was chosen as the catcher for the Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team and “Baseball America’s” All-Rookie Team. The Giants defeated the Texas Rangers to win the World Series in November 2010.

Personal Life

Buster married Kristen Powell, his high school sweetheart, on January 10, 2009. They welcomed twins, daughter Addie and son Lee, in 2011, and in 2020, they adopted twin girls, Livvi and Ada. A devout Christian, Posey served as the Giants’ baseball chapel representative.

Real Estate

In April 2013 Buster and Kristen paid a little under $5 million for a large mansion in the town of Lafayette, California. They sold this home in March 2022 for $9.28 million. They actually sold the home with a lease-back agreement that allows them to continue living there until the family moves to Georgia.

In 2016 the Poseys paid $1.6 million for a 105-acre property in a town called Oroville, Ca in Butte County, roughly 150 miles northeast of San Francisco. They listed this property for sale in May 2022 for $3.9 million. The property features a lake, two creeks, a 33,00 square-foot primary house and a 4,800 square-foot barn which was built by the Poseys. The barn is both an event and recreational space with game rooms and sleeping area for five.

Awards and Achievements

In 2008, Posey won the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. He was named the NL Rookie of the Year in 2010, and in 2012, he was named NL batting champion and NL MVP and won the NL Hank Aaron Award. Buster received the NL Comeback Player of the Year award in 2012 and 2021 and the Silver Slugger Award in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2021. He was an All-Star in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021, and he won the Gold Glove Award in 2016.