The San Francisco Giants couldn't keep Buster Posey away for long. While the future Hall of Famer's departure has left a cavernous hole on the field in a disappointing 2022 campaign, the organization announced Wednesday that Posey has joined their ownership group and board of directors, both franchise firsts for a former player.
Posey's rise from first round pick to MVP and World Series hero is, more than any other individual, the story of the magnificent previous decade of Giants baseball. The move, uncharted territory as it may be for the Giants organization, is part of a rising trend in professional sports of celebrities — particularly athletes — getting in on the action of ownership.