Gary Carter: 1954-2012

As Canada mourns the passing one of its first baseball heroes, we look back at the life and times of Gary (The Kid) Carter as the tributes continue to pour in from across the continent...

  1. Above: Included is an eight-minute video obituary featuring Tim Raines, Dave Van Horne and others.

  2. Above: Hear the likes of Mookie Wilson, Ken Singleton, Steve Rogers and Warren Cromartie share their memories of Carter on Sportsnet Radio Fan 590.


  3. My batterymate,my friend,Iam so blessed to have played with & can call Gary my friend he meant a lot to me on & off the field with the way
  4. he battled his fight to the end gives me alot of strength & faith to battle mine, we will always be connected at the hip RIP my brother.....
  5. Soon those 80s Expos will have Carter, Dawson and Raines in The Hall. And when Pedro Martinez enters, we will celebrates Les Expos
  6. Above: It doesn't get any better than this: Big O, Gary Carter at the plate, Larry Walker on second. Tie game, two out, 0-2. Harry Caray at the mic. "there's a drive into deep right field..."
  7. RIP Gary Carter.. One of the best to ever play the position! What stands out the most is how they say he was a better person! #WhatItsAbout
  8. #Bisons manager Wally Backman announces he will change to #8 this season in honor of Gary Carter.
  9. Above: Former Mets teammate Keith Hernandez struggles to get through a phone interview while talking about the passing of his ex-teammate. "He walked the walk, and talked the talk."
  10. Darryl Strawberry on New York radio station WFAN earlier this eve: “I wish I could have lived my life like Gary Carter. He was a true man.”
  11. Full audio of Strawberry's heartfelt, revealing and articulate tribute to Gary Carter on New York's WFAN: tinyurl.com/6myk5gm
  12. My thought and prayers go out to the family and friends of Gary Carter. Baseball lost a great player and person.
  13. Rest in peace Gary Carter. Gary played for me and was a Hall of Famer on and off the field. I respected and loved him.
  14. Above: Andre (The Hawk) Dawson talks about his "special relationship" with his former Expos teammate Gary Carter.
  15. Was a big Carter fan growing up. He was a great player and from what I hear...an amazing person. will be missed #legend
  16. Prayers going out to the family of Gary Carter. Great man, amazing ball player. Honored to have been coached by him back in the minors. RIP

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Mike Cormack

MLB Managing Digital Editor, sportsnet.ca. http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/

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