Willie Mays, the “Say Hey Kid” known as one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died at age 93.
Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones.
The center fielder was baseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer. His over-the shoulder catch of a long drive in the 1954 World Series is baseball’s most celebrated defensive plays of all time.
Over 22 seasons, virtually all with the New York/San Francisco Giants, Mays batted .302, hit 660 home runs, totaled 3,283 hits, scored more than 2,000 runs, and won 12 Gold Gloves. He was Rookie of the Year in 1951, twice was named the Most Valuable Player, and finished in the top 10 for the MVP 10 other times.
