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Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024), nicknamed " the Say Hey Kid ", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Mays was a five-tool player who began his career in the Negro leagues, playing for the ...
Jun 19, 2024 · An earlier version of this article misstated Willie Mays’s place on M.L.B.’s career home run list when he retired at the end of the 1973 season. He was third, behind Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, the dynamic baseball Hall of Famer who shined in all facets of the game and made a dramatic catch in the 1954 World Series, died Tuesday at the age of 93, the San Francisco...
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, the greatest Giant of all and one of the greatest baseball players ever, died Tuesday at the age of 93. The thoughts of many around baseball were on Mays this week, with Thursday's MLB at Rickwood Field game in Birmingham, Ala., between the Giants and Cardinals set to be a celebration of Mays' career -- which began with the ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, whose prodigious power, blinding speed and eye-popping defense thrilled fans coast to coast during baseball's golden era, died Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants...
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, the spirited center fielder whose brilliance at the plate, in the field and on the basepaths for the Giants led many to call him the greatest all-around player in baseball...
Jun 21, 2024 · Willie Mays (born May 6, 1931, Westfield, Alabama, U.S.—died June 18, 2024, Palo Alto, California) was an American professional baseball player considered by many to be the greatest all-around player in the history of the game. Mays ranks among the all-time leaders in home runs, hits, runs scored, and runs batted in (RBI).
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, baseball’s electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93 - The Athletic. By Daniel Brown. Jun 18, 2024. 387. Willie Mays opened his big-league career with a confidence-rattling 0-for-12...
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying “Say Hey Kid,” has died at 93. The San Francisco Giants and Mays' family jointly announced his death. The Giants center fielder, with his signature basket catch, was one of the game’s greatest and most beloved players.
About Willie Mays. “If somebody came up and hit .450, stole 100 bases and performed a miracle in the field every day, I’d still look you in the eye and say Willie was better.” – Leo Durocher. At age 16, Willie Mays joined the Birmingham Barons of the Negro American League.
