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fox sports radio is the leading voice in sports talk entertainment featuring the boldest lineup of personalities and reaching nearly 15 million listeners nationwide, on iheartradio, and foxsportsradio.com. photo: jim mcisaac baseball legend and hall of famer willie mays died on tuesday (june 18) at the age of 93. the san francisco giants announced his death in a brief post on x. "it is with great 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," the team wrote. mays is regarded as one of the greatest players in major league baseball history and had an illustrious career spanning 23 seasons. he started his career with the new york giants and stayed with the team when they moved to san francisco. he finished his career by returning to new york to play for the mets. mays, also known as the "say hey kid," was a two time national league mvp, a 24 time all star, and a 12 time gold glove winner. mays is remembered not only for his power at the plate, which resulted in 660 home runs, the sixth most in mlb history, but also for his sensational defensive skills as a center fielder. one of his most iconic defensive plays was an over the shoulder catch he made in game 1 of the 1954 world series. rob parker rips 'pathetic' klay thompson for unfollowing the warriors on ig jason whitlock: 'racism' is fueling angel reese's hate of caitlin clark jason whitlock: the real reason the wnba is so hostile toward caitlin clark paige spiranac blasted us open announcer over bryson dechambeau 'hatred' colin cowherd says flagrant fouls on caitlin clark are a 'win' for the wnba jason whitlock: caitlin clark faces hardships not being 'black and lesbian' potential reason for aaron rodgers' jets absence is teased by nfl insider 72 year old bill belichick is now dating a 24 year old ex cheerleader ben maller: 'country bumpkins' decided to pay undeserving trevor lawrence jim harbaugh believes justin herbert could play this surprising position

willie mays, the "iconic and endearing 'say hey kid' who charmed countless fans with his brilliant athleticism and graceful style and was widely considered baseball’s greatest and most entertaining player," died tuesday of heart failure at age 93. mays was "synonymous with the game of baseball, the giants and san francisco," where his 9 foot tall bronze statue "has greeted fans for more than two decades" in front of oracle park at 24 willie mays plaza. giants owner greg johnson said, "today we have lost a true legend." a pioneer who "broke down barriers on and off the field," mays received the presidential medal of freedom from president barack obama in 2015, a half century after he was named the first african american team captain in mlb history (s.f. chronicle, 6/18). fans at rickwood field in birmingham, ala.    the home of mays' birmingham black barons of the negro leagues    "took the time to honor" mays as the double a birmingham barons and montgomery biscuits played. during the game, an announcement was made over the public address system that "honored his life and legacy in baseball and beyond." fans inside the ballpark    which contains the willie mays pavilion    "then stood and cheered, with some tipping their hats and chanting 'willie, willie!' to honor" mays. players also "doffed their caps and applauded." before his death, mays put out a statement this week that he would not be attending the game between the giants and cardinals at his old home ballpark, but said the venue "was a place he would always cherish in his life" (n.y. post, 6/18). the reaction spread through social media last night, with former mlber cc sabathia saying, "i’ll never forget this day when i walked in and heard, 'that’s that boy who wears his hat like this.' rip, willie mays. you changed the game forever and inspired kids like me to chase our dream. thank you for everything that you did on and off the field. always in our hearts." former mlber jose canseco added, "one of the best to ever play the game." baseball hofer frank thomas posted, "r.i.p to willie mays! there’s great players and then there’s true legends. god bless." actor and comedian billy crystal wrote, "had the honor of talking with him several times. he loved that we mentioned his '54 world series catch in 'city slickers.' ... rip #24 ... a thrill to watch you play" (al.com, 6/18).

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the hall of famer played with the giants in new york and san francisco, finished with 660 home runs, made one of the best catches ever   and appeared on 'bewitched.' by mike barnes senior editor willie mays, the incandescent center fielder for the new york and san francisco giants whose unmatched blend of speed and power made him a cultural icon and one of the finest players in the history of baseball, died tuesday. he was 93. “it is with great 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,” the san francisco giants shared on its official x (formerly twitter) account. a day before his death, mays said that he would not be in attendance when the giants face the st. louis cardinals at rickwood field in alabama on thursday in a game honoring him and the negro leagues (he began his baseball career with the birmingham black barons of the negro leagues). “i’m not able to get to birmingham this year but will follow the game back here in the bay area,” he told the san francisco chronicle in a statement on monday. “my heart will be with all of you who are honoring the negro league ballplayers, who should always be remembered, including all my teammates on the black barons. i wanted to thank major league baseball, the giants, the cardinals and all the fans who’ll be at rickwood or watching the game. it’ll be a special day, and i hope the kids will enjoy it and be inspired by it.” inducted into the national baseball hall of fame on his first try in 1979, mays finished his 22 year mlb career with 660 home runs, the third most (behind only hank aaron and babe ruth) at the time of his retirement. (he since has been passed by his godson, barry bonds, alex rodriguez and albert pujols.) the alabama native also collected 3,283 hits, good for 11th on the all time list. (these stats were subject to an mlb decision to elevate negro league baseball, where mays got his start, to “major league” status.) an aerodynamic 5 foot 11 and 180 pounds in his prime, mays also led the national league in stolen bases four times and was acrobatic in the outfield. one of his plays, accomplished at the cavernous polo grounds in manhattan during the 1954 world series, ranks among the most jaw dropping the game has ever seen. a two time nl most valuable player and 24 time all star, “the say hey kid” came to the major leagues as a 20 year old with the giants. he moved to san francisco with the team in 1958, then returned to the big apple midway through the 1972 season when he was traded to the new york mets. in 1999, espn placed him no. 8 on its list of the 100 greatest athletes of the 20th century, trailing only michael jordan, ruth, muhammad ali, jim brown, wayne gretzky, jesse owens and jim thorpe. “if somebody came up and hit .450, stole 100 bases and performed a miracle in the field every day, i’d still look you right in the eye and tell you that willie was better,” leo durocher, his manager with the new york giants, wrote in his 1975 book, nice guys finish last. “he could do the five things you have to do to be a superstar: hit, hit with power, run, throw and field. and he had the other magic ingredient that turns a superstar into a super superstar. charisma.” mays always considered himself an entertainer. “when i played ball, i tried to make sure that everybody enjoyed what i was doing,” he said in james s. hirsch’s 2010 authorized biography willie mays: the life, the legend. “i made the clubhouse guy fit me a cap so that when i ran, the wind gets up in the bottom and it flies right off. people love that type of stuff.” as far as real show business goes, mays appeared with dean martin and jerry lewis on the colgate comedy hour in 1954, on two episodes of the donna reed show in 1964 and on other comedies like bewitched   could warlock like powers be the real source of his tremendous abilities?   my two dads and mr. belvedere. wesley snipes and omar epps, respectively, played a speedster by the name of willie mays hayes in major league (1989) and its 1994 sequel. mays also can be heard on the 1954 tune “say hey (the willie mays song),” recorded by the treniers (quincy jones served as the musical director on the recording session), and he received shout outs from john fogerty on “centerfield” and chuck d. on “the amazing willie mays.” in the 2022 hbo documentary say hey, willie mays, directed by nelson george, longtime giants broadcaster jon miller said he didn’t think of mays “as a mere ballplayer or even as a human being as i look back on it, but rather as a superhero. “willie mays walks down the street and fathers say to their sons, ‘there goes willie mays, the greatest player to ever play this game.'” willie howard mays was born on may 6, 1931, in westfield, alabama, a town outside birmingham. his father, willie howard mays sr., was a mill worker nicknamed “cat” for his quickness on the baseball field. his mother, annie, excelled at track and basketball in high school. the boston braves began scouting mays when he was 15 and still a student at fairfield industrial high school. (imagine that: mays could have played in the same braves outfield as aaron.) at 16, he joined birmingham, then was signed by the giants in 1950 for $4,000 (the barons got $10,000) and assigned to a minor league club in trenton, new jersey. in 1951, mays was hitting .477 for the triple a minneapolis millers when he was called up to new york on may 25, 1951. a couple of weeks past his 20th birthday, he was the youngest black player to ever reach the majors. (jackie robinson had broken baseball’s color barrier just four years earlier.) after starting his mlb career 0 for 12 and 1 for 26   his lone hit was a home run off warren spahn of the braves at the polo grounds   mays went on to hit .274 with 20 home runs in 121 games and was named the nl’s rookie of the year. that remarkable season also saw the giants erase a 13 1/2 game deficit to tie brooklyn at the end of the regular season, and mays was on deck when bobby thomson homered off the dodgers’ ralph branca in the bottom of the ninth inning in the last game of a three game playoff series. the blow (“the giants win the pennant! the giants win the pennant! the giants win the pennant!” howled play by play man russ hodges) sent mays and his jubilant teammates into the world series against the new york yankees, though they would lose in six games. mays was drafted into the u.s. army and appeared in just 34 games during the 1952 season and missed all of 1953, but he returned in ’54 and led the league with a .345 batting average and 13 triples while belting 41 homers. the giants then swept the cleveland indians as mays claimed the only world series championship of his career. in the eighth inning of game 1 with the score tied, none out and two men on, cleveland slugger vic wertz sent a towering drive 440 feet away from home plate. mays, playing shallow, ran full speed to make an over the shoulder catch, then spun and fired the ball back to the infield. (and yes, he lost his cap.) “there was no doubt i was going to catch the ball,” mays insisted. he said the throw was the most impressive part of the play. he carried the giants to the world series again in 1962, but they lost in seven games to the yankees. at age 41, mays came back to new york to play for the mets, a team created in 1962 in the wake of the giants and dodgers fleeing to the west coast. journeyman jim beauchamp gave up his no. 24 so mays could keep the number that he made famous, and the legend helped new york make it to the world series against the oakland athletics in 1973, his final season. mays, perhaps too old to play center field, slipped while trying to catch a fly ball in the sun in game 2, and the mets fell in seven games. “by the time he retired,” hirsch wrote, mays “was an american icon whose athletic brilliance and stylistic bravado contributed to the assimilation of blacks during the turbulent civil rights era, a distinctive figure of ambition, sacrifice and triumph who became a lasting cultural touchstone for a nation in search of heroes.” in 1980, mays was unfathomably banned from baseball after he was hired as an ambassador for an atlantic city casino but was reinstated by then mlb commissioner peter ueberroth in 1985. thirty years later, he received the presidential medal of freedom from barack obama. mays had served as special assistant to the president of the san francisco giants since 1986. oracle park, home of the giants, is located at 24 willie mays plaza and features a larger than life statue of him in front of the main entrance. he founded the say hey foundation in 2000 to assist underprivileged youth. in addition to bonds, survivors include his son, michael. “i never had a day when somebody would not come up to me and say, ‘i saw you make a play, i love you because of what you did for me,” mays said in the hbo documentary. “it made me very very proud because not only did i play baseball, but the people enjoyed what i did.” sign up for thr news straight to your inbox every day sign up for thr news straight to your inbox every day send us a tip using our anonymous form.

by michaela zee willie mays, the baseball legend who played as center fielder for the new york and san francisco giants, has died. he was 93. the san francisco giants shared the news tuesday on its official x (formerly twitter) account: “he leaves us with a lasting reminder: to work hard and find joy in this great game, and this extraordinary life. say hey, willie mays. the best there ever was.” “my father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,” his son, michael mays, said in a statement released by the giants. “i want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. you have been his life’s blood.” known as the “say hey kid,” mays played for 22 big league seasons from 1951 until his retirement in 1973. he made his mlb debut with the giants in new york and, in 1958, he moved to san francisco with the team. he ended his career with the new york mets in 1973. mays, who recorded a .301 career batting average, finished with 660 home runs, 3,293 hits, 1,909 runs batted in and 2,068 runs. the center fielder was a two time mvp, 24 time all star and 12 time gold glove award winner. he was named rookie of the year in 1951 and was voted into the baseball hall of fame in 1979. (he was baseball’s oldest living hall of famer.) one of his plays, accomplished at game 1 of the 1954 world series between the then new york giants and cleveland indians, is ranked among the greatest ever in baseball history. the play is now simply known as “the catch.” born on may 6, 1931, in westfield, ala., mays began his professional career at 17 years old in 1948 with the birmingham black barons; the team made it to the negro league world series that season. mays’ death comes two days before the giants are set to play against the st. louis cardinals at rickwood field in alabama in a game honoring him and the negro leagues. it was announced monday that mays would not able to attend the tribute game on june 20. “i’m not able to get to birmingham this year but will follow the game back here in the bay area,” he told the san francisco chronicle in a statement at the time. “my heart will be with all of you who are honoring the negro league ballplayers, who should always be remembered, including all my teammates on the black barons. i wanted to thank major league baseball, the giants, the cardinals and all the fans who’ll be at rickwood or watching the game. it’ll be a special day, and i hope the kids will enjoy it and be inspired by it.” aside from his baseball career, mays guested on several television series, including “the donna reed show,” “ironside” and “mr. belvedere.” he also made appearances as the mystery guest on the long running game show “what’s my line?” he received the presidential medal of freedom in 2015 from then president barack obama. in 2017, the mvp award for best player of the world series was named after mays. major league baseball paid tribute to mays on tuesday, calling him “one of the most exciting all around players in the history of our sport.” a variety and iheartradio podcast the business of entertainment

june 18, 2024 willie mays, a cornerstone of professional baseball, died on tuesday afternoon. the san francisco giants, with whom mays played most of his 20 plus year career, announced his passing with a statement from willie's son michael. willie was 93 years old. "my father passed away peacefully and among loved ones," michael mays said. "i want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. you have been his life's blood." giants chairman greg johnson said in a statement, "today we have lost a true legend. in the pantheon of baseball greats, willie mays' combination of tremendous talent, keen intellect, showmanship, and boundless joy set him apart. a 24 time all star, the say hey kid is the ultimate forever giant. he had profound influence not only on the game of baseball, but on the fabric of america. he was an inspiration and a hero who will be forever remembered and deeply missed." barry bonds, a fellow giants legend who is also mays' godson and is just five spots above him on the major league baseball's all time home run list, shared a heart felt message on social media. "i am beyond devastated and overcome with emotion," bonds said. "i have no words to describe what you [willie mays] mean to me   you helped shape wee to be who i am today. thank you for being my godfather and always being there. give my dad a hug for me. rest in peace willie, i love you forever." mays passed away just two days before the giants were slated to play the st. louis cardinals at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama. the game was in honor of mays and the negro leagues as a whole. the giants confirmed monday [june 17] that mays would sadly be unable to attend. willie mays, one of baseball's most iconic figures, was born on may 6, 1931, in westfield, alabama. raised in a sports oriented family, his father was a talented baseball player in the negro leagues, and his mother excelled in track and field. mays showed exceptional athletic talent from a young age, excelling in football, basketball, and baseball. mays' professional career began in the negro leagues with the birmingham black barons at just 16 years old. his exceptional performance soon caught the attention of major league baseball scouts, and in 1950, he signed with the new york giants. he made his mlb debut in 1951, quickly establishing himself as a star with his remarkable hitting, fielding, and baserunning skills. his iconic over the shoulder catch in the 1954 world series remains one of the most memorable moments in baseball history. over a 22 season career, mays amassed numerous accolades, including 24 all star selections, 12 gold glove awards, and two mvp titles. he ended his career with 660 home runs, making him one of the all time leaders in home runs. mays played the majority of his career with the giants, both in new york and san francisco, before finishing his career with the new york mets in 1973. off the field, mays faced and overcame significant racial barriers, becoming a pioneering figure in the integration of baseball. his grace, dignity, and sportsmanship made him a beloved figure across america. after retiring, mays continued to contribute to the sport as a mentor and ambassador for baseball. in 1979, he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in his first year of eligibility. his legacy extends beyond his impressive statistics; he is celebrated for his joyous play and his role in the broader cultural and social advancements in sports. willie mays remains a symbol of excellence and a source of inspiration, not only to baseball fans but to all who admire perseverance, talent, and integrity. the usc product will team up with this father and new coach jj redick results from the first round of the 2024 nba draft [email protected]

mays was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1979. 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 and hall of famer willie mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93," the san francisco giants posted in a message on x announcing the news on behalf of mays' family. in his own statement, willie mays' son, michael mays, offered his gratitude for fans' "unwavering love" for his father. “my father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,” michael mays said in his statement. “i want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. you have been his life’s blood.” from his start in the negro leagues with the birmingham black barons to winning rookie of the year with the new york giants in 1951 and through 24 all star game appearances, including one in his final season, mays dazzled fans with his combination of power, speed and joy on the field. he was the personification of a "five tool" player, excelling at the five basic skills of baseball: throwing, fielding, power hitting, hitting for average and baserunning. known as "the say hey kid"    the moniker's origin has remained ambiguous    willie howard mays jr. was born in westfield, alabama, on may 6, 1931. he was a star athlete in many sports in high school and played with the black barons starting at 16 years old. he signed with major league baseball's new york giants after high school graduation two years later and won rookie of the year his first season. mays was named the national league mvp twice, in 1954 and 1965, and was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1979. mays called it a career after 22 seasons with 660 home runs, which was the third highest of all time when he retired in 1973, and posted a career batting average of .301. he finished with 2,062 runs scored, 1,323 extra base hits, 6,066 total bases and 136.6 offensive wins above replacement   all in the top 10 of all time. "the hall of fame is something that you play baseball for," mays said in an interview with the baseball hall of fame in 2001. "you start off playing and you say to yourself, 'if you get to the hall of fame you got good numbers.' ... to me, to be a part of the hall of fame and be a part of all the guys that come through it, it's tremendous." despite being one of the greatest hitters of all time, mays    also one of the sport's greatest defensive outfielders    will always be remembered for one of baseball's greatest catches. the giants were playing the cleveland indians in game one of the 1954 world series when mays made a running, over the shoulder basket catch on a deep fly ball hammered by cleveland's vic wertz into the new york city polo grounds' immense center field. the catch in the eighth inning with two runners on base preserved a 2 2 score and allowed the giants to ultimately win in extra innings. it also instantly became seared in the minds of baseball fans. now known simply as 'the catch,' its legacy has lived on in references made after thousands of over the shoulder catches since. though many baseball historians believe 'the catch' is best defensive baseball play ever, mays was always humble about it. "when vic hit the ball to center field, i never was worried about catching the ball," mays told mlb network in 2010. "i was worried about getting the ball back into the infield. and i'm saying to myself, 'i gotta get this ball back in the infield or larry [doby]'s gonna score." but, mays said, "as the ball was coming down, i knew i had the ball." mays won 12 career gold glove awards for exceptional fielding, one each season from 1957 to 1968. he also remained in the top five in career home runs from 1965 to 2020. mays would've finished with even more records had he not missed most of 1952 and all of 1953 due to military service. he was drafted in the army in 1951, during the korean war, but didn't see combat overseas, instead spending most of his service at fort eustis in virginia. mays was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, by president barack obama in 2015. perhaps more fitting, mlb in 2017   63 years after 'the catch'   renamed the world series mvp award to the willie mays world series mvp award. mays was set to be honored in a game at historic rickwood field in alabama, the home of the black barons on thursday, when his former team, the san francisco giants, take on the st. louis cardinals. "i'm not able to get to birmingham this year but will follow the game back here in the bay area," mays said in a statement to the san francisco chronicle. "my heart will be with all of you who are honoring the negro league ballplayers, who should always be remembered, including all my teammates on the black barons." mays was married twice, the second time in 1971 to wife may louise mays. the two remained together until her death in 2013. giants chairman greg johnson addressed mays' "profound influence" on america and baseball. “today we have lost a true legend” johnson's statement read. “in the pantheon of baseball greats, willie mays’ combination of tremendous talent, keen intellect, showmanship, and boundless joy set him apart. a 24 time all star, the say hey kid is the ultimate forever giant. "he had a profound influence not only on the game of baseball, but on the fabric of america," johnson's statement continued. "he was an inspiration and a hero who will be forever remembered and deeply missed.” mlb shared a message on x on tuesday, saying the organization was "heartbroken." "we are heartbroken to learn of the passing of hall of famer willie mays, one of the most exciting all around players in the history of our sport," the mlb post read. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events

willie mays, the iconic hall of fame center fielder who is known as the greatest all around baseball player, died tuesday, the san francisco giants announced. he was 93 years old. mays, nicknamed “the say hey kid,” had a professional baseball career that spanned four decades, beginning with the negro leagues in the late 1940s and ending with the new york mets in 1972. in between, he spent 21 years with the new york giants, who would later move to san francisco. it is with great 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. pic.twitter.com/qk4nyscfzq   sfgiants (@sfgiants) june 19, 2024 mays' death triggered an outpouring of tributes, for both his decorated playing career and his impact on everything else around baseball. mays was born on may 6, 1931, in westfield, alabama, and named willie, not william. both his parents were talented athletes, but his father was the one who introduced mays to baseball. cat mays was a semi pro player on several local black teams and had his son sitting in the dugout with him at 10 after teaching him the fundamentals years before. by the time he was in high school, mays starred in several sports. his professional baseball career began in 1948, when he played for the birmingham black barons of the negro league before he had finished high school. he signed with the giants after he graduated high school in 1950 and earned his call up to the majors in may 1951 after barely a year of playing in the minors. mays was a true five tool player, excelling at speed, throwing, fielding, hitting for average and hitting for power. he had a career triple slash line of .301/.384/.557, with 660 home runs, 525 doubles and 338 stolen bases. he was the nl stolen base leader four times and led the nl in homers four times. over 24 seasons in the majors, he grounded into just 45 double plays. in may, 10 hits were added to mays’ career total when negro league stats were officially integrated into mlb’s historical record. his home run total was not adjusted due to the lack of box scores from those games. in the grand scheme of his career, it didn’t take long for mays to become the amazing all around player we remember today, but it wasn’t instantaneous. he debuted on may 25, 1951, and didn’t put up overwhelming numbers   his first hit, a home run, came against the boston braves in his fourth game in the majors   but won rookie of the year, the first of many accolades. he also earned his nickname, “the say hey kid,” in his rookie year. it was given to him by either his manager, leo durocher, or writer barney kremenko of the new york journal american, who said he gave mays that name because the shy, first year player "would blurt 'say who,' 'say what,' 'say where,' 'say hey.' in my paper, i tabbed him the 'say hey kid.' it stuck." mays spoke and sang backup on “say hey (the willie mays song)” in 1954, recorded by the treniers, with music legend quincy jones conducting the orchestra. mays didn’t get the chance to follow up on his promising mlb debut until 1954, after he served two years in the army during the korean war. he spent most of that time (the majority of 1952 and all of 1953) playing on military baseball teams with other mlb players and traveling around to entertain the troops. when he returned home in 1954, the switch had been flipped. mays had the greatest season of his career, hitting .345/.411/.667 with 41 home runs. he won mvp and was selected to the all star game. while that was his best overall season, he had many great ones after that. from 1955 to 1966, mays finished in the top six of mvp voting in all but one year, winning mvp again in 1965 and coming in second two times. he was selected to the all star game 20 times in his career (24 times if you count the second all star games from 1959 to 1962). he won all star mvp in 1963 and 1968, becoming the first player to win the award twice, and also won 12 gold gloves. despite his prolific hitting, mays said he enjoyed fielding more than anything else. "don't get me wrong: i like to hit,” he told the sporting news in 1955. “but there's nothing like getting out there in the outfield, running after a ball and throwing somebody out trying to take that extra base. that's real fun." as a player, he set many on field records, but one off the field record set an important precedent for future players. on feb. 20, 1963, he signed a contract with the giants worth $100,000 per year, the first six figure contract in baseball history. despite his on field success, mays won just one world series in his 24 year career, with the 1954 new york giants, who swept the cleveland indians (now known as the guardians). that series gave us one of the most iconic plays in mlb history: mays’ famous over the shoulder catch. the play, still known simply as “the catch,” came in game 1 at the giants’ stadium, the polo grounds. the score was 2 2 in the top of the eighth inning, and the bases were loaded with cleveland players. cleveland’s vic wertz came up to bat and smashed a ball into the stadium’s cavernous center field. mays, running at full speed from shallow center toward the wall, managed to track down the ball and make a stunning, no look catch. then he turned on a dime and fired a throw to second base, which prevented any runners from scoring. mays said he didn’t evaluate his outfield plays ("i don't compare 'em. i just catch 'em," he said via espn), but “the catch” is still considered one of the greatest of all time. and mays never had any doubt that the ball would fall into his glove. “i had it all the way,” he said. mays began a slow decline in the late 1960s, though he still posted a national league best .425 obp in 1971. the giants traded him to the mets in may 1972, after which he was finally playing in front of new york crowds once again. while mays wasn’t named an all star in 1972 for the first time in his career, he earned another nod in 1973, his final season. after retiring, he became the mets hitting coach until 1979, when he terminated his baseball contract to become a greeter at an atlantic city hotel and casino. then commissioner bowie kuhn banned mays from baseball due to the gambling connection, but he was reinstated in 1985 by peter ueberroth, kuhn’s successor. the giants, who retired mays’ number in 1972, signed him to a lifetime contract in the 1990s, making him a permanent special assistant to the president. he spent years visiting the giants’ minor league teams, attending spring training and making appearances on behalf of the club. mays is survived by his son, michael. mays married his wife, mae louise allen mays, in the early 1970s. she died in 2013 following a long battle with alzheimers. mays was elected to the hall of fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. it was a surprise that he wasn’t a unanimous choice. twenty three members of the bbwaa didn’t select him on their ballots, giving mays 94.68% of the vote. new york daily news writer dick young was flabbergasted. "if jesus christ were to show up with his old baseball glove, some guys wouldn't vote for him,” young wrote. “he dropped the cross three times, didn't he?" despite those 23 mays less ballots, mays was revered in the industry. years after he retired, many baseball announcers of that era still considered him to be the best all around player they ever watched. his first manager, leo durocher, maintained through the years that mays came to the majors fully formed as a legend. "i never taught him anything," durocher said. "he taught me. willie is the greatest player i ever saw. no doubt in my mind." warren spahn, who pitched the ball that became mays’ first major league hit (a home run), reflected on that moment years later. "he was something like 0 for 21 the first time i saw him. his first major league hit was a home run off me   and i'll never forgive myself. we might have gotten rid of willie forever if i'd only struck him out." (mays was actually 0 for 12 when he faced spahn the first time.) even celebrities understood how talented mays was. “i can’t stand willie mays,” dodgers fan cary grant said in 1971. “imagine, knowing when a fellow is going to hit the ball and how far and where and at what instant it will come down at a given point and being there when it does.” actress tallulah bankhead summed it up simply: "there have been only two authentic geniuses in the world: willie mays and willie shakespeare." in 2015, mays received the greatest honor the government can bestow on a civilian: the presidential medal of freedom. when he was given the award by president barack obama, he joined ernie banks, yogi berra and stan musial as the only baseball players awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.

karl ravech looks back at the legendary career of baseball hall of famer willie mays, who died at the age of 93. (6:30) willie mays, whose unmatched collection of skills made him the greatest center fielder who ever lived, died tuesday afternoon in the bay area. he was 93. "my father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones," michael mays said in a statement released by the san francisco giants. "i want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. you have been his life's blood." the "say hey kid" left an indelible mark on the sport, with his name a constant throughout baseball's hallowed record book and his defensive prowess    epitomized by "the catch" in game 1 of the 1954 world series    second to none. all told, in a career that spanned 20 plus years (1951 73)    most of them with his beloved giants    he made 24 all star teams, won two national league mvp awards and had 12 gold gloves. he ranks sixth all time in home runs (660), seventh in runs scored (2,068), 10th in rbis (1,909) and 12th in hits (3,293). "today we have lost a true legend," giants chairman greg johnson said in a statement. "in the pantheon of baseball greats, willie mays' combination of tremendous talent, keen intellect, showmanship, and boundless joy set him apart. a 24 time all star, the say hey kid is the ultimate forever giant. "he had a profound influence not only on the game of baseball, but on the fabric of america. he was an inspiration and a hero who will be forever remembered and deeply missed." fellow giants legend barry bonds, who is mays' godson and sits just five spots above him on the all time home run leaderboard, said mays "helped shape me to be who i am today" in a message shared on social media. a post shared by barry l bonds (@blbonds25) mays' death comes two days before the giants are set to play the st. louis cardinals at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama, in a game honoring mays and the negro leagues as a whole. it was announced monday that mays would not be able to attend. mays, who was born on may 6, 1931, and grew up in alabama, began his professional career at age 17 in 1948 with the birmingham black barons, helping the team to the negro league world series that season. mlb has been working with the city of birmingham and friends of rickwood nonprofit group to renovate the 10,800 seat ballpark, which at 114 years old is the oldest professional ballpark in the united states. "thursday's game at historic rickwood field was designed to be a celebration of willie mays and his peers," mlb commissioner rob manfred said in a statement. "with sadness in our hearts, it will now also serve as a national remembrance of an american who will forever remain on the short list of the most impactful individuals our great game has ever known." the giants were playing the cubs in chicago on tuesday night; the wrigley field crowd of 36,292 stood in a salute to mays during a moment of silence when his death was announced on the left field video board in the sixth inning. "it's heavy hearts for not only the bay area and new york where he started, but the baseball world," said giants manager bob melvin, who learned of mays' death right before the start of the game. "this is one of the true icons of the game." the 62 year old melvin, from palo alto, california, said he grew up watching mays play at candlestick park. "i loved baseball because of willie mays," melvin said. "it meant that much." mays excelled in baseball, football and basketball as a high schooler. but his love of baseball trumped all sports. since he was still in school while playing for the black barons, he played with the club only on the weekends; he traveled with birmingham when school was out. the new york giants caught wind of mays and purchased his contract from birmingham in 1950. mays had no trouble acclimating, batting .353 in 81 games with trenton that season. in 1951, mays broke out with the triple a minneapolis millers; he batted .477 in 35 games before the giants recalled him in may. there will never be another quite like willie mays 🧡 pic.twitter.com/i95jw1bujf at age 20, mays was the 10th black player in major league history. after going hitless in his first three games, mays' first career hit with the giants was a home run off hall of famer warren spahn in the first inning of the giants' 4 1 loss to the braves on may 28, 1951. mays was also on deck when the giants' bobby thomson hit his nl pennant winning home run against the dodgers on oct. 3, 1951, famously known as "the shot heard 'round the world." the korean war interrupted mays' career in 1952. he played in 34 games for the giants (batting .236) before he was drafted by the u.s. army. mays was assigned to fort eustis in virginia, and he kept his skills sharp by playing games regularly. mays also missed the entire 1953 season because of military service; he did not return to the giants until the spring of 1954. but the layoff from professional baseball did not affect him. mays won the first of his two career nl mvp awards that season, leading the league in batting at .345 and hitting 41 home runs to go along with 110 rbis. mays won his other nl mvp in 1965. "i fell in love with baseball because of willie, plain and simple," giants president and chief executive officer larry baer said. "my childhood was defined by going to candlestick with my dad, watching willie patrol center field with grace and the ultimate athleticism. over the past 30 years, working with willie, and seeing firsthand his zest for life and unbridled passion for giving to young players and kids, has been one of the joys of my life." during game 1 of the 1954 world series against cleveland at the polo grounds, mays made one of the most famous plays in baseball history. with the score tied at 2 and two runners on base, cleveland's vic wertz hit a 2 1 pitch to deep center in the top of the eighth inning. mays sprinted toward the wall with his back away from wertz. he made a basket catch while on the run, pivoted and fired the ball into the infield. mays' catch and quick relay throw prevented both runners from scoring; the giants won the game 5 2 in 10 innings. today, the play is simply known as "the catch." "it wasn't no lucky catch," mays noted years later. • born may 6, 1931 • 6th all time in hr (660) • 2nd player to reach 600 career hr (babe ruth) • one of 3 players with 600 hr, 300 stolen bases (barry bonds, alex rodriguez) • 2 time nl mvp (1954, 1965) • 24 time all star (t 2nd most all time, hank aaron) • 12 time gold glove winner (t 1st by an of, roberto clemente) • 1951 nl rookie of the year • won 1954 world series with new york giants • inducted into baseball hall of fame in 1979 (1st ballot) • nicknamed "the say hey kid"    espn stats & information on may 11, 1972, mays was traded from the giants to the new york mets for pitcher charlie williams and $50,000. after the 1973 season    when mays helped the mets win the nl pennant    mays retired. in 1979, he was elected to the baseball hall of fame. melvin said the giants would've loved if he could've watched the matchup thursday at rickwood field. "if possible, it adds more to going there," he said. giants starter logan webb said he found out about mays' death during the cubs' announcement, as he was taking the mound to pitch the sixth inning. "it was hard at first. i took my hat off and i was looking at the scoreboard and just thinking about him," webb said. "i kind of looked at the umpire and i was like, 'i think you need to stop the clock.' i needed to take a moment to think about it and be prideful for the jersey i was wearing, the hat i was wearing, knowing willie did the same." webb said the team will play thursday's game in mays' honor. right fielder mike yastrzemski also reflected on his interactions with mays, recalling how the hall of famer insisted he should be playing center field when he was first called up. "he said he couldn't see much of the game but he could see that," yastrzemski said. "it was pretty cool." in a statement from the mlb players association, executive director tony clark said mays "played the game with an earnestness, a joy and a perpetual smile that resonated with fans everywhere." "he will be remembered for his integrity, his commitment to excellence and a level of greatness that spanned generations," clark said. in his 22 year career, mays led the nl in home runs four times, and when he retired, his 660 home runs ranked third in big league history; he now ranks sixth behind bonds, hank aaron, ruth, alex rodriguez and albert pujols. he also finished his career with 3,283 hits (12th all time) and 1,903 rbis (10th all time). "his incredible achievements and statistics do not begin to describe the awe that came with watching willie mays dominate the game in every way imaginable," manfred said in his statement. "we will never forget this true giant on and off the field. on behalf of major league baseball, i extend my deepest condolences to willie's family, his friends across our game, giants fans everywhere, and his countless admirers across the world." he was awarded the medal of freedom by president barack obama in 2015. "willie mays wasn't just a singular athlete, blessed with an unmatched combination of grace, skill and power," obama said tuesday on x. "he was also a wonderfully warm and generous person   and an inspiration to an entire generation." with the exception of 1951, when he wore no. 14, mays wore no. 24 his entire career. mays' legacy still resonates in san francisco. the giants' ballpark is located at 24 willie mays plaza, complete with a statue of mays. the city of san francisco also celebrates every may 24 as willie mays day. espn's jesse rogers and the associated press contributed to this report.
fox sports radio is the leading voice in sports talk entertainment featuring the boldest lineup of personalities and reaching nearly 15 million listeners nationwide, on iheartradio, and foxsportsradio.com. photo: jim mcisaac baseball legend and hall of famer willie mays died on tuesday (june 18) at the age of 93. the san francisco giants announced his death in a brief post on x. "it is with great 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," the team wrote. mays is regarded as one of the greatest players in major league baseball history and had an illustrious career spanning 23 seasons. he started his career with the new york giants and stayed with the team when they moved to san francisco. he finished his career by returning to new york to play for the mets. mays, also known as the "say hey kid," was a two time national league mvp, a 24 time all star, and a 12 time gold glove winner. mays is remembered not only for his power at the plate, which resulted in 660 home runs, the sixth most in mlb history, but also for his sensational defensive skills as a center fielder. one of his most iconic defensive plays was an over the shoulder catch he made in game 1 of the 1954 world series. rob parker rips 'pathetic' klay thompson for unfollowing the warriors on ig jason whitlock: 'racism' is fueling angel reese's hate of caitlin clark jason whitlock: the real reason the wnba is so hostile toward caitlin clark paige spiranac blasted us open announcer over bryson dechambeau 'hatred' colin cowherd says flagrant fouls on caitlin clark are a 'win' for the wnba jason whitlock: caitlin clark faces hardships not being 'black and lesbian' potential reason for aaron rodgers' jets absence is teased by nfl insider 72 year old bill belichick is now dating a 24 year old ex cheerleader ben maller: 'country bumpkins' decided to pay undeserving trevor lawrence jim harbaugh believes justin herbert could play this surprising position

willie mays, the "iconic and endearing 'say hey kid' who charmed countless fans with his brilliant athleticism and graceful style and was widely considered baseball’s greatest and most entertaining player," died tuesday of heart failure at age 93. mays was "synonymous with the game of baseball, the giants and san francisco," where his 9 foot tall bronze statue "has greeted fans for more than two decades" in front of oracle park at 24 willie mays plaza. giants owner greg johnson said, "today we have lost a true legend." a pioneer who "broke down barriers on and off the field," mays received the presidential medal of freedom from president barack obama in 2015, a half century after he was named the first african american team captain in mlb history (s.f. chronicle, 6/18). fans at rickwood field in birmingham, ala.     the home of mays' birmingham black barons of the negro leagues    "took the time to honor" mays as the double a birmingham barons and montgomery biscuits played. during the game, an announcement was made over the public address system that "honored his life and legacy in baseball and beyond." fans inside the ballpark    which contains the willie mays pavilion    "then stood and cheered, with some tipping their hats and chanting 'willie, willie!' to honor" mays. players also "doffed their caps and applauded." before his death, mays put out a statement this week that he would not be attending the game between the giants and cardinals at his old home ballpark, but said the venue "was a place he would always cherish in his life" (n.y. post, 6/18).