Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and first baseman Todd Benzinger died Wednesday at age 63. Benzinger, a Greater Cincinnati native, is best remembered as the player who secured the final out of the Reds’ 1990 World Series sweep of the…
Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and first baseman Todd Benzinger has passed away at the age of 63. Benzinger played nine seasons in Major League Baseball, notably catching the final out for the Cincinnati Reds to secure their 1990 World Series sweep against the Oakland Athletics.
Over his career, Benzinger also played for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and San Francisco Giants, batting .257 across 924 games. With the Dodgers in 1992, he played 121 games before later transitioning into managing and youth baseball coaching in Cincinnati.
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