When I got up Sunday morning and was driving to the ballpark, I was watching the whole city, the sky, the bridge, the streets, the people, the ballpark. Everything was really emotional because I didn’t know if it was the last time I would ever make that drive.

It was definitely a moment of sadness for me and a moment of taking it all in. I thought about so many moments during my career here in San Francisco.

I remember that first day when I got to the clubhouse in Scottsdale in 2012. I thought about the championships, the perfect game, the speeches of Hunter, Pablo Sandoval hitting two homers in a game, Crawford making plays, Belt hitting homers, all the laughter in the clubhouse. All the little moments.

Of course Sunday was a Hunter celebration day. But I felt that underneath I was there, too. I could feel the fans behind me, especially in the outfield. I could hear the people when I was at the plate. The fans have been so awesome to me. Their cheers said they appreciated all the things I have done and that meant so much.

The hardest part of any season is when you have to say goodbye. I’m not good at it. I always feel so sad, especially when your team becomes like your family. You’ve got to go home and you’re not going to see your teammates for a while. You’ve been through so much with those guys. Not being able to see them is hard.

To say goodbye maybe forever is really, really hard, most of all to the guys I played with since 2012. Hunter is one of those guys. Crawford. Belt. Buster. Joe. We grew up together. We helped Joe to develop. I remember Joe was sitting next to me at spring training when he was just learning everything — and now he’s an All-Star!

One thing I know is that I never want to leave baseball. I want to always be in a situation where I can feel the love for a team, and to feel love for a city and the fans. Since I was little I’ve just played baseball. I love baseball so much that I’ll have to find a way for it to be a part of me for the rest of my life.

One of my goals is to play 10 years in the Majors. I’m one year and one month short, so I really hope I catch on with another team. But if I don’t make ten years as a baseball player I feel like I can do it as a coach. I think I will love coaching. We’ll see what happens.

No matter what, I’ve been blessed. My career has been blessed. I really appreciate all the fans and my teammates and the city and Bochy and all my coaches and the front office. They gave me the opportunity to be the best I can be. And they gave me an opportunity for six years to love the game in a place that loved me back.

Thank you, San Francisco Giants and all the incredible fans. You will always be in my heart.