Todd Benzinger, the switch-hitting first baseman and outfielder who began his major league career with the Boston Red Sox and later helped the Cincinnati Reds capture the 1990 World Series, died on Wednesday.
Former Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds first baseman Todd Benzinger has passed away at the age of 63, the Reds announced on Thursday. Benzinger died on Wednesday, though no cause of death was officially disclosed. Benzinger was drafted by Boston in 1981 and made his major league debut with the club in 1987.
Benzinger is widely remembered for catching the final out of the 1990 World Series to secure a championship sweep for Cincinnati over the Oakland Athletics. Over a nine-season MLB career spanning 924 games with five teams, he batted .257 with 66 home runs and 376 RBIs before later managing the Class-A Dayton Dragons.
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