Willie Mays, baseball’s ultimate five-tool player who was affectionately known as The Say Hey Kid, died at the age of 93 on Tuesday.
Mays left an outsized legacy due to his unmatched combination of talent and flair, and retired with the third-most home runs in baseball history. He was alsoAs such, Mays graced the inside ofHere’s a curated selection of the best articles written about Mays, in chronological order, both during and after his playing career.A blur on the base paths, Willie Mays stole 40 bases last year. This season, just past the halfway point, he has already stolen 27.
At 37, baseball’s greatest practicing slugger is running through his new repertoire—as a latter-day Eddie Stanky—with predictable aplomb. But keep a star performer in a supporting role? Not likely, not for long.Willie Howard Mays Jr., 39, made his 3,000th safe hit last week, playing baseball with the same enthusiasm—and effectiveness—he first brought to the Giants in 1951.Once they were baseballl’s biggest heroes, and after too many years in exile, they’re now back where they belong.
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