Sad news out of Red Sox Nation ... longtime outfielder Mike Greenwell died on Thursday, the MLB team announced, following a courageous fight with thyroid cancer.
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Red Sox Hall of Famer Mike Greenwell," the Sox said on X this afternoon.
"'The Gator” spent his entire career in a Red Sox uniform and was a beloved fixture of Fenway and Fort Myers. He gave so much to Lee County and Sox Nation. We send our love to the Greenwell family.