Kristen Posey is the wife of former American professional baseball catcher Buster Posey.
Buster spent his entire twelve-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Francisco Giants, from 2009 until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2021 season.
The high school sweethearts, Kristen and Buster got married on on January 10, 2009 and had twins (a son and a daughter) two years later, that’s in 2011.
Buster and his family lived in the East Bay during his career.
However, after announcing his retirement, Buster and his wife sold their East Bay home and moved back to their home state of Georgia to be closer to their relatives.
Much is not known about Kristen as she rose to fame as a result of her marriage to Buster.
In 2011, after Buster was severely injured in a collision with Scott Cousins at home plate, and as a result, he missed most of the year.
Buster’s collision led Major League Baseball to adopt rule 7.13 in regards to blocking the plate, informally known as the “Buster Posey Rule.”
Buster returned from his injury in 2012 and posted a .336 batting average to win the 2012 NL batting title.
Buster became the second San Francisco Giant to win the batting title, and was named the 2012 NL Most Valuable Player.
Buster won his second World Series that year, as the Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in four games.
In 2013, Buster signed a franchise-record eight-year, $167 million contract extension with the Giants and won his third World Series the following year as the Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals.
Bister is also the second player in Major League history after Pete Rose to win the Rookie of the Year, a League MVP, and three World Series championships.
In 2016, Buster won a Gold Glove Award and in 2019, the Johnny Bench Award was renamed the Buster Posey Award, which honors college baseball’s top NCAA Division I catcher.