Who Was Tim McCarver? Former MLB star and Hall of Fame broadcaster, dead at 81

Tim McCarver was a well decorated television broadcaster and a former professional baseball player who retire from the MLB in 1980. As a broadcaster, he was the voice of the World Series and the voice of baseball for several fans across the world, covering 20 All-Star Games and 23 World Series before his retirement.

As a player, he played for 21 years; from 1961 to 1980, for several teams in his career. Some of them include;

• St. Louis Cardinals.
• Philadelphia Phillies.
• Montreal Expos.
• Boston Red Sox.

“We are saddened to learn the passing today of Tim McCarver, who for 16 years in the television booth gave Mets fans an insightful, humorous and knowledgeable behind the scenes look into the game of baseball. Tim drew on his 21-year career as a catcher to give viewers a unique opinion on what went on between the lines. We send our condolences to his daughters, Kathy and Kelley, and the rest of the McCarver family,” New York Mets organization wrote.