The National Baseball Hall of Fame reported on Thursday that Tim McCarver, a 21-year MLB veteran, and Hall of Fame broadcaster, had passed away at the age of 81.
McCarver played in Major League Baseball for 21 years, winning two World Series titles in 1964 and 1967 with the St. Louis Cardinals.
“We are saddened by the passing of our longtime friend and former colleague, baseball legend Tim McCarver. To a generation of fans, Tim will forever be remembered as the champion whose game-winning home run during the 1964 World Series echoed throughout time; to another, his voice will forever be the soundtrack to some of the most memorable moments in the game’s history/ to us, he will forever be in our hearts.
On behalf of the entire FOX Sports family, we offer our deepest condolences to the entire McCarver family,” Eric Shanks, CEO and Executive Producer of FOX Sports, stated in a statement.
While playing from 1959 to 1980 as a catcher for the majority of his career, McCarver continued to be involved in baseball after he took off his cleats. He then transitioned into broadcasting, where he was a color commentator for Fox Sports and won three Emmy Awards.
McCarver received the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012, and in Cooperstown, he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2016.
Tim McCarver’s Net Worth At Time Of Death
Tim McCarver was a $10 million net-worth retired American Major League Baseball catcher and current sportscaster.