BUSTER POSEY NEWS

The 2017 World Baseball Classic started on Monday, and Team USA will play their first game tomorrow (Friday, 3/10). They will take on Colombia at 3pm PST at Marlins Park in Miami and the game will air on MLBTV. If you don't have MLBTV, try ESPN Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language network of the WBC. You may not be able to understand the calls, but at least you can watch! There are four first-round pools that include 4 teams each. Of those teams, two from each pool advance to a 1 of 2 second-round pools. Two teams from each second-round pool...

"Giants Bid Farewell to WBC-Bound Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford.Shortstop Brandon Crawford reached into his locker and produced a red, white and blue baseball glove with his name stitched on it. He plans to field grounders with it when the U.S. team practices in Florida on Tuesday, then decide whether to use it in the World Baseball Classic.The tournament became a star-spangled reality for Crawford and Posey yesterday, when they played their final Cactus League game for the Giants before departing.“I’m ready to go,” Posey said after going 2-for-3 with two RBIs in Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Royals. “I was...

"Good morning everyone. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts. I am doing well, ready to go back soon. I have about 250 text. Thank you

BPFZ wishes a speedy recovery to Jose Alguacil, the Giants new first base coach. He was airlifted to a Phoenix trauma center and had surgery Saturday night after being struck in the face by a foul ball during the Giants’ exhibition game against the Kansas City Royals.Alguacil's surgeons said they successfully repaired his fractured nose and a deep laceration to his face. Alguacil also has several small fractures in his left eye socket. The orbital fracture was thought to be "non-displaced" as it was not repaired in surgery. Prior to being hired as the Giants new first base coach, Alguacil...

Happy 56th birthday to Ron Wotus, who begins his 18th season as the Giants Bench Coach this year! That's amazing, it's got to be some sort of record?! Do you know what position(s) he played as a player (without the use of a search engine!)?