Willie Mays, one of many best baseball gamers to ever step foot on a baseball diamond, has died on the age of 93, Main League Baseball introduced Tuesday night.
In line with the Giants, Mays lived in a residential facility within the Palo Alto, CA space.
“The Say Hey Child” was a 24x MLB All-Star, 12x Gold Glove winner, Rookie of the 12 months and 2x NL MVP patrolling the huge middle discipline of the Polo Grounds for the New York Giants earlier than the crew moved to San Francisco within the late twentieth century. Francisco moved. -Fifties.
Mays labored within the Giants group between 1951-1952 and 1954-1974 (he served within the US Military and missed most of two seasons) … earlier than becoming a member of the NY Mets to finish his profession.
Willie retired on the finish of the 1973 season, ending with 660 residence runs, 3,293 hits and a .302 batting common.
Mays was inducted into the Corridor of Fame in 1979 (his first time on the poll) with practically 95% of the vote. The Giants and Mets have retired his 24 jersey.
“We’re heartbroken by the passing of Corridor of Famer Willie Mays, probably the most thrilling all-around gamers within the historical past of our sport. Mays was a two-time MVP, 24-time All-Star, 12-time Gold Glove Award winner and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Main League Baseball wrote on X.
“To commemorate 'The Catch' as maybe essentially the most well-known play in Fall Traditional historical past, the World Collection MVP Award was named in his honor in 2017. Mays lived to be 93 years previous.”
After all, “The Catch” – from Sport 1 of the 1954 World Collection – is likely one of the most well-known performs in American sports activities historical past… and completely summed up Mays as a participant. There was nothing he couldn't do. He was the definition of a 5-tool participant.
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Lengthy after his unparalleled enjoying profession, Mays, the godfather of Barry Bonds, was probably the most outstanding ambassadors of the sport of baseball.
Maybe the SF Giants put it greatest by writing… “There’ll by no means be one other like Willie Mays.”
Relaxation in peace, Willie.
