Steve Garvey

Former MLB first baseman, NL MVP, and 10-time All-Star who later ran for U.S. Senate in California.

Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player who played first base in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987.

Quick Facts

Position: First baseman
Born: 22 December 1948
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Debut league: MLB
Debut date: September 1
Debut year: 1969
Debut team: Los Angeles Dodgers

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Background

Garvey began his major league career with the Dodgers in 1969. He won the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award in 1974 and was the National League Championship Series MVP in 1978. Garvey was also a member of the 1981 World Series-winning Dodgers. He signed with the Padres in December 1982 and remained with the team until 1987.

In 1984, Garvey was once again named a National League Championship Series MVP; he hit a dramatic walk-off home run to win Game Four of the Championship Series for the Padres. Garvey was a National League All-Star for ten seasons, with nine selections as starter at first base. He holds the NL record for consecutive games played with 1,207. The Padres retired Garvey's No. 6 in 1988.

During his time as a baseball player, Garvey also served as vice president of the philanthropic organization No Greater Love. In October 2023, Garvey announced his candidacy as a Republican for U.S. Senate from California in the 2024 election for the term starting in January 2025. He finished a close second in the March 2024 top-two primary, 3,478 votes behind Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff, advancing them both to the general election. Garvey finished first in the partial-term special-election primary to replace interim senator Laphonza Butler in December 2024 with that term ending in January 2025. He was defeated by Schiff in the November election for both the special election and the full Senate term.