Steve Garvey, 10-time MLB All-Star, considering US Senate bid in California

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The United States Senate could be getting an MVP - literally.

Steve Garvey, who won the National League MVP Award in 1974, is considering a Senate bid for 2024.

Garvey, who spent his 19-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, is meeting with voters and senior GOP officials - he discussed entering politics after retiring, but never followed through.

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Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey speaks at "Rally Monday" at The Grove in Los Angeles Oct. 4, 2004. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

"I have been approached to run for office and am exploring that. No announcement is imminent," Garvey said in a statement released by a Dodgers team spokesperson.

"He is seriously considering entering the race," said veteran consultant Andy Gharakhani, who is advising Garvey.

Garvey would run as a Republican - a Republican candidate has not won a U.S. Senate race in California since 1988, one year after Garvey's final MLB game.

Republicans are outnumbered 2-to-1 by Democratic voters in the state, and they have struggled for years to find candidates for top elected offices.

First Baseman Steve Garvey, #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, runs the bases during a Major League Baseball game circa 1974 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Garvey played for the Dodgers from 1969-82. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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His candidacy would reorder a growing field that already includes several prominent Democratic members of Congress, including Katie Porter, Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee. The seat is held by