Buster Posey

Buster Posey — page 1 — Copyright 2016 by Lerner Publishing Group Inc All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group Inc except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Lerner Publications Company A division of Lerner Publishing Group Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information look up this title at www lernerbooks com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fishman Jon M Buster Posey by Jon M Fishman pages cm Amazing athletes Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-4677-9384-1 lb alk paper ISBN 978-1-4677-9617-0 pb alk paper ISBN 978-1-4677-9618-7 eb pdf 1 Posey Buster 1987 Juvenile literature 2 Baseball players United States Biography Juvenile literature I Title GV865 P676F57 2016 796 357092 dc23 B Manufactured in the United States of America 1 BP 12 31 15 2015033974

Buster Posey — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS Baseball Giant Family Sport Catching Up Busting Out Pain before Glory Selected Career Highlights Glossary Further Reading Websites Index 4 9 14 19 24 29 30 31 32

Buster Posey — page 3 — Buster Posey winds up for a swing BASEBALL GIANT San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey stood at home plate His knees were bent and his eyes were on the pitcher He wiggled his bat and lifted his left leg Buster let the ball zoom by Ball called the umpire 4

Buster Posey — page 4 — Buster and the Giants were playing against the Texas Rangers on August 1 2015 It was the seventh inning Texas had the lead 5 3 Buster was ready for the next pitch He swung and sent the ball flying deep into the outfield It sailed over the fence for a home run Buster’s blast made the score 5 4 Buster runs the bases after hitting a home run against the Texas Rangers 5

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