The first baseman's cause of death has yet to be announced, but Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin, a Reds teammate of Benzinger, said that his death came as a “shock.”
Former Cincinnati Reds first baseman Todd Benzinger, a key contributor to the team's 1990 World Series championship, passed away on Wednesday at age 63. His cause of death was not immediately announced, but former teammate Barry Larkin described the news as a sudden shock. Benzinger famously secured the final out of Game 4 of the 1990 World Series to clinch the franchise's most recent title.
A Cincinnati native, Benzinger played nine seasons in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox, Reds, and Kansas City Royals, finishing his career with 733 hits and 376 RBIs. Following his retirement as a player in 1995, he remained closely connected to the Cincinnati community and managed the Dayton Dragons, the Reds' High-A affiliate, from 2009 to 2010.
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