Buster Posey NL MVP Award
Buster Posey won the 2012 NL MVP, leading the Giants to their second of three World Series titles in five years.
Buster Posey won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 2012 after batting .336 to win the NL batting title. He is the second player in MLB history, after Pete Rose, to win the Rookie of the Year, a League MVP, and three World Series championships.
Quick Facts
- Significance
- First Giant catcher to win MVP since 1958, and second in franchise history
Lore & Background
Posey caught Matt Cain's perfect game in 2012 and was voted the 2012 NL MVP. He won his second World Series that year as the Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in four games. He won his third World Series the following year (2014) as the Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals. The Giants won World Series titles in 2010, 2012, and 2014—three championships in five years, not three consecutive.
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