Former MLB first baseman and outfielder Dave McCarthy passed away at the age of 54, as announced by the Boston Red Sox. McCarty had an 11-year career in Major League Baseball, playing for a total of seven different teams. He retired in 2005 with the Red Sox after helping the team win the World Series in 2004.
Throughout his 11 seasons in the majors, McCarty accumulated 362 hits, 36 home runs, and 175 RBI, with a career batting average of .242. He was initially drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 1991 MLB draft, spending his first two-and-a-half seasons with the Twins before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds in June 1995. Subsequently, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants six weeks later.
In 1998, McCarty was once again traded, this time to the Seattle Mariners, before ultimately joining the Kansas City Royals in 2000. He later played for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2002 and the Oakland Athletics in 2003, before signing with the Red Sox later that season. His final three seasons were spent in Boston, where he was a part of the 2004 World Series-winning team that was recently honored at Fenway Park.
Dave McCarty is survived by his wife, Monica, and their children, Reid and Maxine. His contributions to the game of baseball and the teams he played for are remembered fondly by many.