According to reports, San Francisco Giants 6-time All-Star Buster Posey is opting out of the 2020 season.
Posey and his wife just adopted premature twins and do not want to take the risk.
Here is a video of Posey explaining exactly why he is opting out.
Here's Buster Posey's statement today announcing he and his wife Kristen have adopted twins and also saying he will opt out of the 2020 baseball season. pic.twitter.com/vYcP0Nib27
— Kerry Crowley (@KO_Crowley) July 10, 2020
Buster Posey, the former MVP and three-time World Series champion, becomes the 10th and most celebrated #MLB player to opt out.#SFGiants
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 10, 2020
Buster Posey and his wife, who already had 8-year-old twins, just adopted premature-born twins yesterday and simply couldn't take the health risk.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 10, 2020