“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024) began his career in the Negro Leagues (1947) before joining the Major League’s New York Giants in 1951. Excepting time in military service ...

White America knew Willie Mays before they had heard of Martin Luther King Jr. Mays broke in with the New York Giants in 1951 and fewer than 20 Black men were in major league baseball. The first ...

Willie Mays, widely considered to be one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game, has died at 93. "It is ...

Willie Mays ... and among loved ones,” said Michael Mays, the baseball great’s son, in a press release issued by the San Francisco Giants late Tuesday afternoon. “I want to thank you ...

Willie Mays, the dynamic baseball Hall of Famer who shined in all facets of the game and made a dramatic catch in the 1954 World Series, died Tuesday at the age of 93, the San Francisco Giants ...

Legendary hitter Barry Bonds expressed his admiration for one of the greats of the game, Willie Mays ... the Giants and Mets. One of the most prestigious individual awards in all of baseball ...