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Jun 19, 2024 · New York and San Francisco Giants icon Willie Mays, considered by many the greatest all-around baseball player of the 20th century, died Tuesday at 93.
- 2 min
- David K. Li
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," a home run slugger and center field star for most of his major league career, died Tuesday after a short illness.
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- Bob Nightengale
May 7, 2021 · Here are 24 assorted stories, facts, stats, pieces of Willie Mays potpourri and different ways to appreciate him, then. This is a random, fun assortment, not a statement or a definitive list.
Jun 18, 2024 · Willie Mays, widely considered to be one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game, has died at 93. "It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid" who left an indelible mark on baseball, with his name a constant throughout the sport's hallowed record book, died Tuesday. He was 93.
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- ESPN News Services
Aug 17, 2021 · When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, Mays was a 15-year-old phenom in Westfield, Ala. His father pulled him aside after the news broke and said, “Now you have a chance, son.”
"I don't make history. I catch fly balls." Actually, Willie Mays did both. When Willie Mays joined the New York Giants in 1951, black players were still a rarity in the major leagues. Before Willie Mays, the typical baseball scout's report on a talented black player would mention the player's color first, his ability second. When scouts described young Willie Mays, they mentioned his ...
