https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-greenwell-dies

Mike Greenwell, who took over left field from Jim Rice in the late 1980s and emerged into a Red Sox Hall of Famer in his own right, died on Thursday after a battle with thyroid cancer. He was 62.

Greenwell's death was announced on Thursday by officials in Lee County, Fla., where he had served as a county commissioner since 2022.

A left-handed hitter who belted line drives all over the field, Greenwell finished second in the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award voting to Jose Canseco in 1988.