Dave McCarty, a first baseman and outfielder on the Boston Red Sox 2004 team that won the World Series, died Friday in Oakland, California. He was 54.
The Red Sox announced his death and said it was caused by a "cardiac event."
McCarty was among the members of the 2004 team who gathered April 9 at Fenway Park to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the World Series and honor Tim Wakefield and his wife, Stacy, both of whom died of cancer in the past six months.
Kevin Youkilis, McCarty's Red Sox teammate, paid tribute to him on social media.