Madison Bumgarner surprised by Buster Posey’s early return from surgery

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – FEB. 20: Aramis Garcia and Buster Posey share a laugh as the San Francisco Giants take the field for spring training at Scottsdale Stadium, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Buster Posey didn’t want to cut his 2018 season short, but he knew having surgery on his hip at the end of August would at least give him a chance to catch Madison Bumgarner on Opening Day in 2019.

Bumgarner admitted he wasn’t initially sure Posey left himself enough time to recover.

“Not that I didn’t expect him to get back as soon as he could, but that’s a pretty major deal he went through,” Bumgarner said. “Honestly I wasn’t expecting to…