MVP! … MVP! … MVP!
Lee County native Buster Posey waves to the crowd and is showered with confetti during a victory parade in San Francisco two weeks ago celebrating the Giants’ World Series title. On Thursday, Posey — who hit a major-league best .385 with 23 doubles, 14 homers and 60 RBI in 71 games after the All-Star break — was named the National League MVP in just his third season in the majors.
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5:
Number of players in San Francisco Giants franchise history to win the NL MVP honor
4:
Number of Player of the Year awards Posey has now won at every level of his baseball career, including Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year (2005, Lee County), Golden Spikes Award (2008, Florida State), NL Rookie of the Year (2010) and NL MVP (2012)
3 & 2:
Number of years Posey has played in the major leagues