Baseball legend Willie Mays dies at age 93

Willie Mays, with bats, Ball player going with the New York Giants on May 25, 1951. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

New York Giants outfielder Willie Mays poses at the Polo Grounds in New York, June 9, 1951. (AP Photo)

New York Giants outfielder Willie Mays slides over home plate as he scores from second in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds in New York City, April 17, 1952. Phillies catcher Smoky Burgess (21) takes a wide relay from left fielder Del Ennis. In foreground is Giants’ Dave Williams (10). The Phillies beat the Giants, 5-3, in the eleventh inning. (AP Photo)

Pvt. Willie Mays, of the New York Giants’ outfield, hands over a pair of spikes and holds a pair of Army boots after being sent to Camp Kilmer, N.J. for processing following his induction into the U.S. Army on May 28, 1952. (AP Photo)

New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays leaps high to snare a ball near the outfield fence at the Giants’ Phoenix spring training base, Feb. 29, 1956. 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. Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night, June 18, 2024, he had “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. (AP Photo, File)

Yankee catcher Yogi Berra, left, and New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays, center, and hurler Johnny Antonelli hold plaques after being honored by the Boston Baseball Writers in Boston, Jan. 26, 1955. Yogi and Willie were honored as MVPs in their respective leagues while Antonelli was singled out as the Giants’ ace mounds man. (AP Photo)

National League centerfielder Willie Mays backs against the fence in right center field to pull down Ted Williams’ long drive in the seventh inning of the All-Star game in Milwaukee, Wisc., July 12, 1955. The blow traveled about 400 feet. (AP Photo)

New York Giants’ centerfielder Willie Mays flashes smile in clubhouse at the Polo Grounds in New York after clouting his 20th triple of the season to become first National League player to reach that total since Stan Musial of St. Louis Cardinals in 1946, Sept. 8, 1957. (AP Photo)

Willie Mays showed a little outfield form as he grabbed a welcoming balloon during the parade here April 15, 1958. Hank Sauer seated next to him in the convertible looks on. An estimated 200,000 persons turned out for the big welcoming parade. The new San Francisco Giants meet the Los Angeles Dodgers here this afternoon in the first major league game to be played on the West Coast. (AP Photo)

San Francisco Giants’ centerfielder Willie Mays loses his cap as he makes one of his great shoestring catches in San Francisco during the game with the Chicago Cubs in the first inning, July 4, 1958. (AP Photo/Robert Houston)

San Francisco Giants’ centerfielder Willie Mays braces himself against the left-center field wall with one hand and with the other snares a long drive off the bat of Chicago Cubs’ Bobby Thomson in the sixth inning of the game in Chicago, Sept. 7, 1958. (AP Photo/Ed Maloney)

San Francisco Giants’ Willie Mays is out at home plate under the tag of Del Crandall, Milwaukee Braves catcher, after trying to score from first base on Orlando Cepeda’s single to right in the first inning at Milwaukee County Stadium, Wis., June 4, 1959. (AP Photo)

Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants slugger comes into third in eighth inning of All-Star game in Pittsburgh, on July 7, 1959 to score Hamk Aaron and win the game for the National League, 5-4. Mays smashed a drive over the head of Harvey Kuenn, of Detroit, playing the outfield for the American League team. On third are Frank Malzone, of Boston, with Umpire Al Barlick. (AP Photo)

In this Aptil 30, 1961, file photo, San Francisco Giants star outfielder, Willie Mays, proudly displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse representing the four homers which he hit against the Milwaukee Braves in Milwaukee. The four homers tied the record of four homers in a single game held by nine other major league players at the time. The Giants won 14-4. Willie’s homers accounted for eight runs batted in.(AP Photo/File)

San Francisco Giants’ centerfielder Willie Mays makes a leaping catch against the fence in deepest right center to rob Roger Maris of an extra base hit in the sixth inning of the All Star Game in Washington, July 10, 1962. The National League won, 3-1. (AP Photo)

In this July 12, 1966, file photo, Roberto Clemente (21) and other members of the winning National League All-Star baseball team congratulate Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers after his tenth inning single drove in the winning run in St. Louis. Joining the group are All-Star coach Harry Walker (3), Willie McCovey (44), Felipe Alou, upper left, Ron Santo, right, and Willie Mays, next to Santo. (AP Photo/File)

Russ Hodges, right, who has broadcast Giants games in New York and San Francisco for 18 years, interviews centerfielder Willie Mays on Aug. 30,1966 in San Francisco. Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime by listening to ballgames on AM radio. But several major automakers are eliminating broadcast AM radio from newer models, prompting lawmakers on Capitol Hill to propose legislation that would prevent the practice for safety and other reasons. (AP Photo/File)

Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants in good game batting action on Sept. 18, 1969. (AP Photo)

Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants, 1969. (AP Photo)

Willie Mays (24) of the San Francisco Giants connects for his 600th lifetime home run, Sept. 23, 1969, San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo)

San Francisco Giants’ Willie Mays watches the 3,000th hit of his career, a single to left, in the second inning against the Montreal Expos at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on July 18, 1970. Also watching are Expos catcher John Bateman and umpire Mel Steiner. 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. Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night, June 18, 2024, he had “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. (AP Photo/Robert H. Houston, File)

New York Mets Willie Mays, left, finds himself neck and neck with the Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron, playing first base during game at New York’s Shea Stadium, June 3, 1972. Mays had just received walk landing him on first. Friday was first meeting of the two players since Aaron tied Mays’ record of 648 career home runs last week. Neither one, however, managed to tag another homer on Friday. The Braves topped the Mets, 6-1. (AP Photo)

Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente, left, gets a hand from Mets’ Willie Mays after he belted his 3,000th hit in Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 1972. Clemente, by doing so, became on e of 11 players in the history of the majors to hit that number or better. Mays is also a member of the 3,000 or better club. Pirates won the game, 5-0. (AP Photo/MB)

San Francisco Giants centerfielder Willie Mays eats part of a cake presented to him at home plate on his 41st birthday, before the start of the game with the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium in San Francisco, in this May 6, 1972, file photo. Mays turns 90 on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/File)

New York Mets’ Willie Mays, center, shows John F. Kennedy Jr., left, the proper grip on the bat June 3, 1972, in the dugout at New York’s Shea Stadium. At right is Eric Von Huguley, a friend who joined young John in a visit to the Mets’ dugout before the game against the Atlanta Braves. 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. Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night, June 18, 2024, he had “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. (AP Photo, File)

New York Mets outfielder Wille Mays signs autographs for his fans Jan. 30, 1973 at the police athletic league banquet in New York City where he was honored as “Superstar of the year”. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

A’s catcher Ray Fosse, left, attempts to tag Bud Harrelson (3) of New York Mets as Harrelson tags home in tenth inning of World Series game in Oakland, Sunday, Oct. 14, 1973. Harrelson, right photo, vaults into air after tagging home as Willie Mays, center, looks straight at Fosse. Umpire Augie Donatelli ruled Harrelson out, to objection of Mays. (AP Photo)

Danny Murtaugh, manager of the world champion Pittsburgh Pirates, center, looks over some mighty potent bats in the hands of four National League stars named for the All-Star baseball games, July 11, 1961 in San Francisco and July 31 at Boston. They are (l to r) Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda of San Francisco and Smoky Burgess and Roberto Clement of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo)

In this Sept. 20, 1973 file photo, New York Mets’ Willie Mays gestures at a Shea Stadium News Conference where he announced his retirement, effective at the end of the 1973 season. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)

Willie Mays, acting as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded, hits a Baltimore Orioles chop for a single to score Felix Millan from third in fifth inning of final playoff game Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1973. Catcher is Johnny Bench and umpire is Bruce Froemming. (AP Photo)

Home plate umpire Jerry Donatelli, left, rules Bud Harrelson, center, out at home in ninth inning of game after Harrelson attempted to score on Felix Millans fly out to Joe Rudi, Sunday, Oct. 14, 1973, Oakland, Calif. Rudi threw back to Fosse, who, according to Donatelli, tagged Harrelson. Willie Mays (24) contests call. Fosse is at extreme right. (AP Photo)

Willie Mays, lower right, of the New York Mets, keeps an eye on the play as teammate Bud Harrelson tries to score in the 10th inning of second game of the World Series, Oct. 14, 1973, Oakland, Calif. The umpire ruled catcher Ray Fosse, rear, tagged the runner. Although Willie objected, the ruling stood in the game which the Mets won 10-7 in 12 innings. (AP Photo)

Orlando Cepeda, left, hitting coach for the Phillies Reading farm team, and Hall of Famer Willie Mays talk over old times before the game between the 1964 National League All-Stars and the 1964 Phillies, August 25, 1979. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)

In this Aug. 23, 1980 file photo, Roger Maris, left, and Hall of Famers Duke Snider, second from left, Willie Mays and Ralph Kiner, right, pose for pictures before the annual New York Mets Old Timers Day at Shea Stadium in New York. The baseball Hall of Fame says slugger Ralph Kiner has died. He was 91. The Hall says Kiner died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/File)

n this Aug. 14, 1982 file photo, Willie Mays tries to get Ralph Kinerís hat as the two Hall of Famers pose for pictures before the start of Old Timers Day game at Shea Stadium in New York. The baseball Hall of Fame says slugger Ralph Kiner has died. He was 91. The Hall says Kiner died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)

Actor Patrick Wayne, left, and baseball great Willie Mays laugh during the California Hall of Fame induction ceremonies held in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Mays was inducted into the hall of fame along with 12 others including actor, the late John Wayne, whose son Patrick received the award for his father. From the high art of Ansel Adams and John Steinbeck to the vaudeville comedy of Milton Berle, a new crop of achievers has been inducted into the hall of fame started by First Lady Maria Shriver to honor the leaders, inventors, sports figures and celebrities who shaped California. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Hall of Famer Willie Mays is seen at Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., Sunday, July 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

President Barack Obama, left, talks baseball great Willie Mays aboard Air Force One en route to the MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis, July 14, 2009. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)

San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays waves to the crowd, as the team honors him on the day after his 90th birthday, Friday, May 7, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds, right, hugs his godfather and Giants’ Hall of Famer Willie Mays during pre-game ceremonies before the start of the All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Tuesday, July 9, 2002. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds, left, and his godfather and Giants’ Hall of Famer Willie Mays greet each other during pre-game ceremonies before the start of the All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Tuesday, July 9, 2002. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 18: An image of Willie Mays is displayed on the video board while everyone observed a moment of silence during the sixth inning of a game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on June 18, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)