Tim McCarver, Longtime Catcher & Legendary Broadcaster, Dies At 81
Longtime MLB catcher and renowned color commentator Tim McCarver died Thursday at the age of 81 due to heart failure. McCarver’s career in baseball spanned seven decades and included two World Series victories as a player and countless primetime appearances in the commentary booth. McCarver’s MLB career began in 1959, when he was just 17. Then a young catcher, he bounced back and forth between the St. Louis Cardinals and several minor league teams before finally earning a permanent role on the team in 1963. The following season, he hit a go-ahead home run in Game 5 of the 1964 World Series, wh...