In 2008, Buster Posey won the Johnny Bench National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award. Yesterday, the award was re-named in his honor:
In 2008 I was honored to be named the National Collegiate Catcher of the Year. Today, I’m humbled to become the namesake of this prestigious award to celebrate the achievements of Division 1 college catchers with the Buster Posey National College Catcher of the Year Award. pic.twitter.com/K1lUwJJldX
— Buster Posey (@BusterPosey) April 2, 2019
For those that can’t view his message, it says:
“In 2008 I was honored to be named the National Collegiate Catcher of the Year.