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Buster Posey officially opts out of the 2020 MLB season

Buster Posey (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

SF Giants catcher Buster Posey has officially opted out of the 2020 season.

Buster Posey has officially made his decision. After weeks of speculation regarding his status for the upcoming 2020 season, the longtime SF Giants catcher has decided to opt-out of the upcoming campaign.

Posey had been weighing his options for weeks taking into account his family life and baseball career, but on Friday, he officially announced his intentions. And it’s impossible to blame him.

As per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic, Posey and his wife, Kristen, are in the process of adopting identical twin girls which is the reason for his absence in camp over the past few days.