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Buster Posey pays tribute to Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

Liz Roscher
Staff writer
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Buster Posey #28 of the San Francisco Giants plays catcher against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on September 14, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Buster Posey. (Getty Images)

Buster Posey, catcher for the San Francisco Giants, posted a touching tribute on Instagram on Monday night to Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens, a Navy SEAL.

Owens, a huge Giants fan, was killed in Yemen over the weekend when his aircraft experienced a hard landing, according to NBC News. Posey had the opportunity to meet Owens and his son several years ago, and the experience stayed with Posey, and led to him post a photo and special memory of Owens on social media.

Sadly, Javier Lopez relayed the news to me today that Ryan Owens had been killed in Yemen while serving our country. Ryan was a member of Seal Team 6 and a big Giants fan. He would come to spring training frequently and I had the honor of meeting him and his son in 2012. For me, it is easy to take for granted the life that my family and I get to live everyday. Words don't do justice for the gratitude that I have for people like Ryan that sacrifice their lives fighting against evil, so that we may live with freedom. Unfortunately for Ryan's family, they lost a husband and a father this weekend. I can't imagine the pain they must be going through. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Ryan Owens was a hero that is gone way too soon.

A photo posted by Buster Posey (@busterposey) on Jan 30, 2017 at 8:05pm PST

Here’s what Buster wrote:

Sadly, Javier Lopez relayed the news to me today that Ryan Owens had been killed in Yemen while serving our country. Ryan was a member of Seal Team 6 and a big Giants fan. He would come to spring training frequently and I had the honor of meeting him and his son in 2012. For me, it is easy to take for granted the life that my family and I get to live everyday. Words don’t do justice for the gratitude that I have for people like Ryan that sacrifice their lives fighting against evil, so that we may live with freedom.

Unfortunately for Ryan’s family, they lost a husband and a father this weekend. I can’t imagine the pain they must be going through. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Ryan Owens was a hero that is gone way too soon.

NBC Bay Area reported that the photo is of Owens in the Giants clubhouse during spring training. Owens often visited the Giants’ spring training home in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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