FILE - Kansas City Royals batter Dave McCarty inspects his bat after hitting a foul ball during the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, May 31, 2001. McCarty, a member of the Boston Red Sox championship team in 2004 who played with seven MLB teams in an 11-year career, has died. He was 54. The Red Sox announced McCarty's death in a statement, saying the former first baseman and outfielder died Friday, April 19, 2024, after suffering a cardiac event in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Bill Janscha, File)
FILE - Kansas City Royals batter Dave McCarty inspects his bat after hitting a foul ball during the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, May 31, 2001. McCarty, a member of the Boston Red Sox championship team in 2004 who played with seven MLB teams in an 11-year career, has died. He was 54. The Red Sox announced McCarty's death in a statement, saying the former first baseman and outfielder died Friday, April 19, 2024, after suffering a cardiac event in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Bill Janscha, File)