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Buster Posey shares a surprising thing he misses in his first year of retirement

In an appearance on KNBR on Wednesday, retired SF Giants legend Buster Posey shared something he misses about the game in his first year of retirement.

Marc Delucchi

Buster Posey shares a surprising thing he misses in his first year of retirement
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While it did not help the SF Giants in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Padres, former face of the franchise Buster Posey was in the Bay Area and in attendance at Oracle Park for the game. Earlier in the week, though, Posey joined Murph & Mac on KNBR 680 to talk about how he's adjusting to his first full year of retirement after stepping away from Major League Baseball following last season.

Posey talked about how he's enjoyed being able to spend more time with his family this year and joked about the hectic life he lives with his wife Kristen as the couple raises four young children. He was also asked what he misses most in his first year of retirement. His answer, Posey admitted, even surprised himself.

"It's probably not what I expected," Posey said. "It maybe speaks to how strange of a person I am, but I miss the grind. I miss the physicality of it. I miss a little bit of the pain as weird as that is. It was rewarding to go out and be able to work through stuff that hurt and feel like you could still do a job."

It speaks to Posey's toughness and competitive nature that in his first 162-game season away from the Giants, the thing he longs for is something that most players are excited to put behind them when they hang up their cleats. Posey pondered that his desire to perform in spite of discomfort is probably the reason he was such a successful catcher in the first place. Backstops are constantly dealing with pain and bruises caused by foul tips and squatting for hours each day, and in retirement, Buster Posey is strangely wishing he could be pushing through those pains once again.

You can check out Posey's full answer to the question here:

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MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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