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{{Short description|American baseball player (1969–2024)}}
{{About|the American baseball player|the American college football player|David McCarty (American football)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=David McCarty
|image=David McCarty.jpg
|position=[[First baseman]] / [[Outfielder]]
|birth_date={{birth date|1969|11|23}}
|birth_place=[[Houston|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 (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.242
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|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 Rays|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 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | [[Baseball at the 1990 Goodwill Games|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]], Texas, McCarty graduated from [[Sharpstown High School]] 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 baseball|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 Major League Baseball draft|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 (baseball)|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 &#124; 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://www.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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040525224815/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/12/after_a_shift_mccarty_clutch/|archivedate=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 [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] made a pitching change and decided to go to lefty [[Scott Stewart (baseball)|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 Boston Red Sox season|2008 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/07/02/damon_captures_popular_vote/|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>

McCarty 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>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.espn.com/mlb/spring2004/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=1754705 McCarty expands repertoire - Jayson Stark, ESPN]

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