Gary Carter, who was affectionately known throughout the majors as "The Kid," was one of baseball's most iconic catchers. He was not only one of the few that could combine power, leadership, and ...

<br>Gary Carter, then with the Montreal Expos, gets ready to bat during a game against the Chicago Cubs in 1978. Though he became most famous as a Mets catcher, Carter first made his mark in Montreal, ...

Even his Hall of Fame bronze plaque at Cooperstown shows him with a toothy grin -- the Kid forever. The star catcher, whose single for the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the ...