{{Short description|American baseball player (1969–2024)}} {{About|the American baseball player|the American college football player|David McCarty (American football)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=David McCarty |image=David McCarty.jpg |position=First baseman / Outfielder |birth_date={{birth date|1969|11|23}} |birth_place=Houston, Texas, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2024|04|19|1969|11|23}} |death_place=Oakland, California, U.S. |bats=Right |throws=Left |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 17 |debutyear=1993 |debutteam=Minnesota Twins |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=May 1 |finalyear=2005 |finalteam=Boston Red Sox |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.242 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=36 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=175 |teams= * Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1995}}) * San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}}) * Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1998}}) * Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2002}}) * Tampa Bay Devil Rays ({{mlby|2002}}) * Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|2003}}) * Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2003}}–{{mlby|2005}}) | awards = World Series champion ({{wsy|2004}}) | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | Men's baseball }} {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Goodwill Games }} {{MedalBronze | 1990 Seattle | Team }} |}}
'''David Andrew McCarty''' (November 23, 1969 – April 19, 2024) was an American first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1993 through 2005, McCarty played with the Minnesota Twins (1993–1995), San Francisco Giants (1995–1996), Seattle Mariners (1998), Kansas City Royals (2000–2002), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002), Oakland Athletics (2003) and Boston Red Sox (2003–2005). He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
==Career== Born in Houston, McCarty graduated from Sharpstown High School in the city in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstonisd.org/HISD/portal/article/front/0,2731,20856_67359489_94477637,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203093117/http://www.houstonisd.org/HISD/portal/article/front/0%2C2731%2C20856_67359489_94477637%2C00.html|url-status=dead|title=Houston Independent School District article|archivedate=February 3, 2006}}</ref> He attended Stanford University to play college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal. In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
The Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) selected McCarty in the first round, with the third overall selection, of the 1991 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut on May 17, 1993. In 1995, the Twins traded McCarty to the Cincinnati Reds for John Courtright.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.startribune.com/last-comparable-to-buxton-for-hype-david-mccarty-1993/307278171/ | title=Last comparable to Buxton for hype? David McCarty, 1993 | website=Star Tribune }}</ref>
On July 21, 1995, the Reds traded McCarty, Deion Sanders, Ricky Pickett, John Roper, and Scott Service to the San Francisco Giants for Dave Burba, Darren Lewis, and Mark Portugal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/22/sports/baseball-deion-sanders-goes-to-giants.html|title=BASEBALL; Deion Sanders Goes to Giants|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times |date=July 22, 1995|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Before the 1998 season, the Seattle Mariners acquired McCarty from the Giants for Jalal Leach and Scott Smith.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/30/ms-deal-for-mccarty/|title=M'S Deal For Mccarty | The Spokesman-Review|website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref> On August 4, 2003, McCarty was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/12/after_a_shift_mccarty_clutch/|title=After a shift, McCarty clutch|date=May 12, 2004|publisher=The Boston Globe|access-date=November 16, 2009 | first=Michael | last=Vega|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040525224815/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/12/after_a_shift_mccarty_clutch/|archive-date=May 25, 2004}}</ref>
===2004 highlights=== On May 11, 2004, in the bottom of the eighth inning, original pinch-hitter Brian Daubach was called back to the bench after the Indians made a pitching change and decided to go to lefty Scott Stewart. McCarty, due to hitting well against lefties, was sent up to hit by manager Terry Francona. On an 0-1 pitch, McCarty lined a two-run triple to right field that gave the Red Sox a 5-3 lead. They went on to win by that score. On May 30, 2004, McCarty, who had entered the game in the eighth inning, hit a walk-off two-run home run against Mariners pitcher J. J. Putz in the bottom of the twelfth inning to give the Red Sox a 9-7 victory.
McCarty also made three pitching appearances in 2004. The first one was in the home opener on April 9 vs the Blue Jays, the second one was on June 12 vs the Dodgers, in which he struck out Jayson Werth and the final one was in the final game of the regular season against the Orioles, in which he struck out Rafael Palmeiro, Larry Bigbie and David Newhan.
==Release and retirement== The Red Sox released McCarty in May 2005 after the team signed first baseman John Olerud.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050502&content_id=1035918&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Olerud a unique weapon|date=May 2, 2005|work=MLB.com|access-date=November 16, 2009}}</ref> He retired and was a Red Sox analyst on NESN from July 1, 2005, until the end of the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/07/02/damon_captures_popular_vote/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050706031727/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/07/02/damon_captures_popular_vote/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2005|title=Damon captures popular vote|date=July 2, 2005|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=November 16, 2009|first=Chris|last=Snow}}</ref>
==Personal life and death== McCarty lived in Piedmont, California, with his wife, novelist Monica McCarty, and their two children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/147987-through-the-eyes-ofdavid-mccarty-world-champion-human-being|title=Through The Eyes Of...David McCarty, World Champion Human Being|first=Todd|last=Civin|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> He died following a cardiac event in Oakland, California, on April 19, 2024, at the age of 54.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10117731-former-mlb-player-dave-mccarty-dies-at-54-won-2004-world-series-with-red-sox|title=Former MLB Player Dave McCarty Dies At 54, Won 2004 World Series with Red Sox|work=Bleacher Report|first=Andrew|last=Peters|date=19 April 2024|access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nightengale |first1=Bobby |title=Former Twins top draft pick Dave McCarty dead at 54 |url=https://www.startribune.com/former-twins-top-draft-pick-dave-mccarty-dead-at-54/600360314/ |access-date=20 April 2024 |publisher=Star Tribune |date=19 April 2024}}</ref>
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