Buster Posey is the Giants’ nominee for the 2017 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to the MLB player who “best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team, as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media.”
The best of the best, on and off the field. Congrats @BusterPosey, our Roberto Clemente Award nominee (via @MLB)https://t.co/NANtGZmCyM pic.twitter.com/jC3gNVCKzM
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) September 5, 2017
Posey, 30, and his wife Kristin regularly visit pediatric oncology wards throughout the Bay Area, and started the Buster and Kristen Posey Fund in 2016, which provides “grants to research hospitals and charitable organizations that support children diagnosed with pediatric cancer.” Here’s a video via The San Jose Mercury News of a visit to Posey’s made to the John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek earlier this year.
You can donate to the Poseys’ fund here.
Posey would be the first Giants player to win the Roberto Clemente Award since Willie Mays won the inaugural award in 1971. Jake Peavy was the team’s nominee last season.
Here’s a full list of the nominee’s via MLB.com:
American League nominees are Chris Davis of Baltimore, Rick Porcello of Boston, Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox, Carlos Carrasco of Cleveland, Miguel Cabrera of Detroit, Jose Altuve of Houston, Drew Butera of Kansas City, Cameron Maybin of the Los Angeles Angels (since acquired by Houston), Joe Mauer of Minnesota, Brett Gardner of the New York Yankees, Liam Hendriks of Oakland, Robinson Cano of Seattle, Evan Longoria of Tampa Bay, Cole Hamels of Texas, and Marcus Stroman of Toronto.
National League nominees are Paul Goldschmidt of Arizona, Jason Motte of Atlanta, Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs, Scooter Gennett of Cincinnati, Ian Desmond of Colorado, Justin Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dee Gordon of Miami, Matt Garza of Milwaukee, T.J. Rivera of the New York Mets, Cameron Rupp of Philadelphia, Josh Harrison of Pittsburgh, Adam Wainwright of St. Louis, Hunter Renfroe of San Diego, Buster Posey of San Francisco and Ryan Zimmerman of Washington.
