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He always enjoyed being 'the Say Hey Kid.'" Here's hoping Mays continues to be remembered -- for his contributions to society and baseball, and for his unique nickname, for a long time to come.
Willie Mays, whose powerful bat and dazzling defense made him arguably the greatest all-around player in baseball history, has died at age 93. Mays, nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid,” played 22 MLB ...
He was simply the "Say Hey Kid" from his days patrolling center field at the Polo Grounds in the 1950s, when baseball ruled New York City, to his death at age 93 on Tuesday afternoon. As Hall of ...
the "Say Hey Kid" of 1950s and 1960s Giants fame, a home run slugger and center field star for most of his 23-year Major League Baseball career, died Tuesday at 93 after a short illness ...
You have been his life's blood." The "Say Hey Kid" left an indelible mark on the sport, with his name a constant throughout baseball's hallowed record book and his defensive prowess -- epitomized ...
Baseball Reference includes him in its top 25 players as well. In addition to his legendary play from the plate and center field, Mays was known for his nickname: "the Say Hey Kid." Records show ...
Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays, left, receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 ...
Finally tonight, we say goodbye to the Say Hey Kid. Baseball great Willie Mays died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday afternoon in the Bay Area, where he's forever remembered as a ...
Willie Mays, a generational baseball player known as the 'Say Hey Kid', has died at 93. He was considered by many to be the greatest all-around baseball player in history. Mays' Hall-of-Fame ...
Two days after losing one of its most illustrious stars, Major League Baseball will honor the Say Hey Kid at the oldest professional ballpark in America, where a teenaged Willie Mays once roamed ...