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Tim McCarver, a former Major League Baseball catcher and television baseball analyst, died Thursday at the age of 81, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. There was no mention of a cause of death. The two-time World Series champion and two-time All-Star with the St. Louis Cardinals spent 21 seasons in the majors before retiring in 1980 and transitioning to the broadcast booth. He also spent time with the Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, and Boston Red Sox. From 1980 through 2002, McCarver called games for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, New York Yankees, and San Francisco Giants, as well as national broadcasts for ABC, CBS, and Fox. From 1996 through 2013, he and Joe Buck were a renowned Fox combo. In his career, McCarver called 23 World Series and 20 All-Star Games. In 2012, he received the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting, and in 2016, he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, he also earned three Sports Emmys. McCarver concluded his career with a.337 on-base percentage and an OPS of.725. In 1,909 games, he has 645 RBIs and 97 home homers. McCarver hit.311 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in three World Series appearances in 1964, 1967, and 1968.
Cardinals and Phillies honor McCarver
The teams McCarver was most closely associated with offered their thoughts and condolences on his passing.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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