The baseball of the Big leagues mourns the passing of Tim McCarver, who was an All-Star catcher and legendary broadcaster after leaving the diamond. The two-time World Series winner passed away at the age of 81 at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. The cause of death was heart failure.
Rob Manfredcommissioner of Major League Baseball, issued a statement in which gives condolences and sums up McCarver’s impact on MLB.
“Everyone in Major League Baseball is grateful for Tim’s impact on the broadcast of our national pastime and his distinguished career,” Manfred said. “I extend my condolences to Tim’s family, friends and fans who learned of the game from him.”.
Between 1980 and 2019 McCarver worked as an analyst and storyteller of the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. Although he said goodbye to FOX in 2013, he continued as a commentator for the Cardinals. In 2019, he stepped aside to protect himself from COVID-19, but never formally retired.
Before reaching the cabin, spent 21 seasons as a catcher in the major leagues. His time was spent with the Cardinals (1959-69, 1973-74), Phillies (1970-72, 1975-80), Montreal Expos (1972) and Boston Red Sox (1974-75). In 1964 and 1967 he won the World Series with the St. Louis.
During his time as a player, McCarver appeared in 1,909 major league games with batting averages of .272/.329/.388. In addition, in 1966 and 1967 he got his two invitations to the MLB All-Star Game.
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Controversy as a commentator
McCarver had no limits when expressing his opinion. In the 1992 NLCS, the commentator criticized Deion Sanders for playing with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons in the morning and with the MLB’s Atlanta Braves at night.
