Former MLB first baseman and outfielder Dave McCarty died at the age of 54, the Boston Red Sox announced Friday.

Our hearts are heavy with the passing of Dave McCarty. <br><br>Playing 3 seasons with the Red Sox, he will forever be a part of the curse-breaking 2004 World Series championship team. We send our love to his wife, Monica, and their children, Reid and Maxine. <a href="https://t.co/TJZGqtm3pa">pic.twitter.com/TJZGqtm3pa</a>

McCarty had an 11-year MLB career, playing for seven teams. He retired with the Red Sox in 2005 after helping lead the team to a World Series in 2004.

Across his 11 seasons in the majors, McCarty had 362 hits, 36 home runs and 175 RBI, notching a career average of .242.

Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 1991 MLB draft, McCarty spent the first two-and-a-half seasons of his career with the Twins before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds in June 1995, who then dealt him to the San Francisco Giants six weeks later. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 1998 before joining the Kansas City Royals in 2000.

He joined the Tampa Bay Rays in 2002 and Oakland Athletics in 2003 before signing with the Red Sox later that season.

He spent his final three seasons in Boston, where he was a part of the 2004 World Series team, which was honored at Fenway Park earlier this month.

McCarty is survived by his wife, Monica, and their children, Reid and Maxine.

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