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Tim McCarver, Cerebral Catcher and Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Dies at 81

Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher whose cerebral approach behind the plate over four decades led to a Hall of Fame career as a baseball broadcaster, has died. He was 81. McCarver died Thursday in Memphis, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced. The cause of death was heart failure.  McCarver broke into the major leagues with […]