Longtime Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell died on Thursday after a lengthy thyroid cancer battle, the team announced.

He was 62.

“‘The Gator’ spent his entire career in a Red Sox uniform and was a beloved fixture of Fenway and Fort Myers,” the Red Sox posted on X . “He gave so much to Lee County and Sox Nation. We send our love to the Greenwell family.”

Greenwell spent all of his 12 MLB seasons with Boston after being drafted by the franchise in the third round of of the 1982 amateur draft.

Mike Greenwell scores for the Red Sox in a 1988 win over the Yankees. New York Post

He debuted in 1985 and played a role on the 1986 ALCS-winning team, but really made his mark on Red Sox Nation in 1988, slashing .325/.416/.531 and setting what would be career-bests with with 22 homers, 119 RBI

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