Steve Pearce
Baseball Player
MLB first baseman who was named World Series MVP while helping the Boston Red Sox defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 World Series. He won the Baseball World Cup representing the United States in 2007.
He posted a .383 batting average at Lakeland High School.
He set a record at the University of South Carolina with a 1.000 fielding percentage and was named the NCBWA District IV Player of the Year.
He has been married and has a child.
He was made the first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates following the team's trade of Adam LaRoche in 2009.