The impact Willie Mays left on Mets’ Carlos Mendoza
ARLINGTON, Texas — As a young infielder in the Giants organization, Carlos Mendoza had the honor of spending time with one of the legends in baseball history. Mendoza took the time to remember Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays on Tuesday, the day it was announced that Mays had died at age 93. The Mets […]
Baseball legend Willie Mays dies at 93
The San Francisco Giants announced in a statement that Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays has passed away at the age of 93. “My father passed away peacefully surrounded by those he loved,” his son, Michael Mays, said. “I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the unwavering love you […]
MLB legend Willie Mays dead at 93
The San Francisco Giants announced that MLB legend Willie Mays, known affectionately as the “Say Hey Kid,” passed away Tuesday afternoon. Mays was 93 years old. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93,” […]
Willie Mays, the hero – Washington Examiner
Even in the final years of Willie Mays’ baseball career, the great man slowed by nagging injuries, he was still magical for a six- or seven- or nine-year- old to watch, a kinetic bundle of athletic prowess and joy, wrapped in a package of good will and human decency. Mays, who died Tuesday at age […]
Barry Bonds ‘devastated’ by passing of Willie Mays
Barry Bonds mourned the death of his godfather Willie Mays in a social media post on Tuesday night, saying he was “devastated” by the baseball legend’s passing at the age of 93. “I am devastated and overwhelmed with emotions,” Bonds wrote in an emotional post on Instagram. “Words cannot express what you mean to me. […]
Willie Mays was heartbroken to miss MLB’s Rickwood Field game before death
Willie Mays died Tuesday, just days before he was to be honored at the MLB Rickwood Field game in Birmingham. On Thursday, MLB will pay tribute to the Negro Leagues when the Giants and Cardinals play a regular-season game in Rickwood, Alabama (the historic home of the Birmingham Black Barons), marking the first time MLB […]
Willie Mays stickball video a reminder of Hall of Famer’s NYC stardom
It’s easy to see Willie Mays as a legend now, but it’s easy to forget just how popular a player he was during his playing days. This rare footage is “Say Hey Kid” playing stickball It’s a reminder of just how beloved the Giants legend was in New York City throughout his illustrious career. The […]
Baseball legend Willie Mays passes away at 93
Willie Mays, one of the greatest players in major league history and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, died Tuesday. Mays was making his MLB debut. San Francisco Giants He made his major league debut in 1951, hitting 20 home runs that season, winning MLB Rookie of the Year and helping the Giants […]
Willie Mays Dead At 93
Hall of Famer Willie Mays, one of the greatest players in baseball history, died Tuesday at the age of 93, the San Francisco Giants announced. Known as the “Say Hey Kid,” Mays’ professional baseball career began For over 40 yearsHe played in the Negro Leagues in the late 1940s, eventually retiring with the New York […]
Willie Mays, baseball icon, dead at 93
Willie Mays, who played for the Giants and helped extend baseball’s golden age in New York City into the late 1950s when he wasn’t playing stickball on the streets of Harlem with neighborhood kids, died Tuesday at age 93, making him baseball’s oldest living Hall of Fame inductee. Known affectionately as the “Say Hey Kid,” […]