Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III (born March 27, 1987), is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Posey was born in Leesburg, Georgia. He played four sports in high school; in baseball, he excelled at hitting and pitching. He attended Florida State University, where he began playing the catcher and first base positions. He won the Golden Spikes Award and the Brooks Wallace Award in 2008. He was selected by the Giants with the fifth overall pick in the first round of the 2008 MLB draft. Posey made his MLB debut on September 11, 2009. After starting the 2010 season in the minor leagues, he was called back up to the MLB in May. With the presence of then full-time catcher Bengie Molina, Posey played first base when originally cal