Giants’ Buster Posey may perhaps decide out of 2020 MLB period

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is considering opting out of the MLB’s truncated 2020 season based on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolds more than the subsequent pair of weeks.

“I think there is certainly even now some reservation on my end,” Posey mentioned at a staff practice at Oracle Park on Saturday. “I want to see how points progress in this article about the next few of months. I think it would be a minimal little bit maybe naive or silly not to gauge what is actually likely on all over you. Not only about you here, but spending attention to what’s taking place in the country and diverse areas of the county. Obviously unprecedented instances suitable now. Most definitely I have thought about it and talked about it with my spouse pretty a bit.”

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake and Washington Nationals initially baseman Ryan Zimmerman are two of the major names who have formally resolved not to engage in this yr.

“I’m heading to look at what’s heading on and hold speaking with my spouse and fork out awareness to what’s going around me in this article at the ballpark and what is actually heading on in the place,” Posey mentioned. “I might be amazed if you asked any player if they gave you a difficult-lined, ‘No way, I’m not going to decide out ever’ remedy.”

Eric Ting is an SFGATE digital reporter. E-mail: eric.ting@sfgate.com | Twitter:@_ericting