and madison bumgarner and brian wilson who was his own zany character, sergio romo to effectively manage all of these personalities in game and then come if things go well, you get the big buster hug at the end but he has been the face of the franchise and the glue of the franchise. i thought, after he took the covid year off, understandable. he wanted to make the decision to be with his wife who will be at the podium as they talk about the decision that they made together but just thinking about -- ok, he came back and had a great season and the giants won 107 games and you are thinking, he is under a team option that they could pick up for $22 million. they would pick that up in a heartbeat and of course, he is coming back. who would leave this situation? the giants could have been in the world series. you are thinking, there is no way he is leaving now. but, he is. kristen: and you know what, as we walk down memory lane looking at these great moments, don't forget the perfect game that he also caught. he made all of his pitchers sh ine and there is leadership there. when i hear some o

hit the game running homerun in texas that led the 20,000 the 2006 giants to the world title when sergio romo on the mound, shook me off from throwing a slider which still scares me too this day, snuck a fastball past miguel cabrera to clinch the second title in three years. or when madison bumgarner came out of the bullpen in game seven, and kansas city, 45,000 people went deathly silent. they knew at that point, the game and the world series was over. maybe you remember where you were when that back to the mound, gazed up at the crowd, taking it all in before he recorded the final out of the first ever perfect game in giants franchise history. to me, this is what encapsulates baseball. it is a lot more than winning or losing games, although wins feel a lot better. is about the time spent with family. countless nights and days pulling for your team, riding emotions of highs, riding emotions of lows. and ultimately enjoying the people that you are with along the way, making great memories together. i am so very humbled to have played a part in some of those memories. to the fans, thank you fo

. >> when sergio romo stood on the mound, shook me off from throwing a slider which still scares me to this day. or when madison bumgarner came out of the bullpen in game seven. 45,000 people went deathly silent. >> as emotional as this press conference was, there were some light moments. >> i don't know if this is the right time for it but i wanted to ask, is this a definite for sure thing? >> with all the posies in attendance, buster made it clear on why now is the time for him to walk away. >> reason i am retiring is i want to be able to do more stuff from february to november. with my family. physically, much harder now. to be honest, it's hard to enjoy it as much when there is the physical pain you are dealing with on a daily basis. >> in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. ama: posies legacy goes beyond baseball. he is also a big advocate for pediatric cancer research and often visits patients. a 15-year-old just received an autographed baseball hat and other goodies from posey and other giants players he had he recently underwent a bone marrow transplant at the children's hos

. >> when sergio romo stood on the mound, shook me off from throwing a slider which still scares me to this day. or when madison bumgarner came out of the bullpen in game seven. 45,000 people went deathly silent. >> as emotional as this press conference was, there were some light moments. >> i don't know if this is the right time for it but i wanted to ask, is this a definite for sure thing? >> with all the posies in attendance, buster made it clear on why now is the time for him to walk away. >> reason i am retiring is i want to be able to do more stuff from february to november. with my family. physically, it is much harder now. to be honest, it's hard to enjoy it as much when there is the physical pain you are dealing with on a daily basis. >> in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc 7 news. ama: posies legacy goes beyond baseball. he is also a big advocate for pediatric cancer research and often visits patients. a 15-year-old just received an autographed baseball hat and other goodies from posey and other giants players he had he recently underwent a bone marrow transplant at the children

sergio romo stood on the mound. ship me off from throwing a slider which still scares me to this day. it's not the fastball past. miguel cabrera to clinch the second title in 3 years. arwa madison bumgarner bumgarner came out of the bullpen in game 7 in kansas city and 45,000 people went deathly silent. because they knew at that point the game and the world series is over. or maybe you remember where you were when mccain's that on the back of the mound. he gazed up in the crowd taking it all an 4 record. the final out of the first ever. >> buster posey is hanging up it after 12 years as a catcher with the san francisco giants. he has now officially retired from the teen here now still speaking about some of his career highlights those parts of the game that he will miss and that he will remember the most. he said that he has fulfilled a lifetime dream of becoming a professional baseball player. he thanked his wife, his children. he is a father of 4. now. also his parents also thanking his teammates for their dedicat

still remember exactly where they were when edgar hit the game-winning homerun in texas, or when sergio romo stood on the round shook me off from throwing , a slider, which still scares me to this day, [laughter] when madison bumgarner came out of the bullpen in game seven in kansas city, and 45,000 people went deathly silent, because they knew at that point, the game and the world series was over. j.r.: wow. the memories that he gave the giants organization and that he gave fans, the memories he gave san francisco and really the whole country was something else. everybody seems to have their buster posey memory. somebody talked about the hugs he used to give players. and there was a fan last night who said jr, my dad grew up with joe montana, and i am proud to say that i grew up with buster posey. larry, back to you. larry: thanks, j.r. great job out there. the emotion, the attachment and the connection was so clear with the fans. today we are also hearing about his work off the field. he will continue his philanthropic work focused on pediatric cancer research. abc 7 news reporter luz pena

home run in texas that led the san francisco giants to their first world series title, or when sergio romo stood on the mound, shook me off from throwing a sliderm which still scares me to this day, [laughter] snack a fastball past miguel cabrera to cling to the second title in three years. or when madison bumgarner out of the bullpen in game seven at kansas city, and 45,000 people went deathly silent, because they knew at that point, the game and the world series was over. or maybe you remember you were when matt cain's student the back of the mound, gazed at the crowd, taking it all in before he recorded the final out of the first ever perfect game in giants franchise history. to meet this is what encapsulates baseball. it's a lot more than just winning or losing games, although the wins do feel a lot better. but it is about the time spent with family, the countless nights and days pulling for your team, riding the emotions of the highs and the lows. and ultimately, enjoying the people that you are with along the way and making great memories together. i am so very humbled to have played