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Giants' Buster Posey opts out of 2020 season after adopting premature twins

Giants All-Star catcher Buster Posey announced Friday he has opted out of the 2020 season.

Posey, a six-time All-Star and three-time World Series champ, and his wife adopted premature twin girls last week, which led to the decision.

The Poseys are adopting twins who were born prematurely last week. That's why he is opting out of the season. "We feel like this is the best decision," Posey said.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) July 10, 2020

Buster Posey: "From a baseball standpoint it was a tough decision, from a family standpoint and feeling like I'm making a decision to protect our children, I feel like it was relatively easy.