The Giants will play this summer without star catcher Buster Posey, who opted out of the 2020 season Friday.
Posey said he and his wife Kristen are adopting identical twin girls. The twins were born prematurely and stable but will be in the neonatal intensive care unit for some time. Posey said he probably would have chosen to play in 2020 if the twins were not born prematurely, according to The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly. The couple already has two young children.
The six-time All-Star's announcement comes after he missed three team workouts this week and manager Gabe Kapler said he was dealing with a "personal issue.