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The grants support children diagnosed with pediatric cancer in an effort to enrich their lives. In April of 2016, Buster and his wife Kristen launched The Buster & Kristen Posey Fund in partnership with the V Foundation to provide grants to research hospitals and charitable organizations. Last season he finished the year with 14 defensive runs saved at catcher, third-most among Major League catchers who caught a minimum of 800 innings and saved 10 runs from extra strikes called with pitch framing, sixth-most in the Majors. He is also a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner and won his first Gold Glove Award in 2016 after an excellent defensive season.īuster has 961 starts at catcher, most in franchise history. Buster sustained a major injury in 2011 and returned in 2012 where he won the NL MVP, Batting Champion and Comeback Player of the Year.

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He is a three-time World Series Champion (2010, 2012, 2014) and six-time All-Star. Buster made an immediate impact and was named the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year and caught every inning of the playoffs as the Giants won the 2010 World Series. He was selected fifth overall in the 2008 draft and made his debut in 2010. Past recipients of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award include Stan Musial, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Stargell, Lou Brock, George Brett, Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken, Jr., Tony Gwynn, Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, and many more.īuster has been a leader in the clubhouse and example for younger players on the field. It means a lot to me to be recognized alongside Lou Gehrig and all of the previous winners,” stated Posey. Lou Gehrig’s character speaks for itself as he accomplished so much on and off the field. I am honored to receive this award for the work my wife Kristen and I are doing for children with pediatric cancer by raising awareness and funds for pioneering research and treatment. “Thank you to the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity and Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Committee for recognizing Major League players who have an impact in their communities. Posey is the second member of the San Francisco Giants to win the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award: Barry Zito (2012). Phi Delta Theta plans to present the award to Posey during the early months of the 2021 Major League Baseball season.

The award was first presented in 1955 and is permanently maintained at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Phi Delta Theta presents the award annually to a Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies the giving character of Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig, a member of the Fraternity’s Columbia University chapter. Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants has won this year’s Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, sponsored by the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity, headquartered in Oxford, Ohio.