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1 day ago · 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 ...
20 hours ago · On July 8, I attended the memorial for Willie Mays at Oracle Park in San Francisco, home of the Giants baseball team. Mays was 93 years old when he died on June 18. Roughly 3,000 ardent fans came to pay their respects to “the Say Hey Kid,” a nickname Mays was given because he had the habit of greeting people with the phrase “say hey.”
4 days ago · Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.
1 day ago · When Willie Mays died on June 18 at 93 years old, the “Say Hey Kid” left a massive void in the baseball community and sports world. Tributes poured out across the country and during MLB’s ...
1 day ago · What a night! What a historic venue! And how beautiful were the words of Michael Mays?"Birmingham, I've been telling y'all that if there's anyway on Earth my...
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5 days ago · San Francisco Giants’ Willie Mays poses for a photo during baseball spring training in 1972. Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.
5 days ago · View from Third Base: Today marks the 64th anniversary of Willie Mays’ 1960 All-Star Game. It’s a hot July day at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City for the one o’clock start of the 1960 All-Star Game. As the Missouri sun blazes from above, the National League’s lead-off batter wants to light things up down on the field.
