Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player and baseball icon Willie Mays died at age 93 Tuesday. The two-time MVP and 24-time ...
“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 ...
Mays signed with the New York Giants in 1950 and was playing in the majors by 1951. "The Say Hey Kid" was the NL Rookie of the Year and led the Giants to a National League pennant in 1951.
At Saturday's 100th NY BBWAA awards dinner, Michael Mays and Barry Bonds — the son and godson of Willie Mays — paid tribute to the Say Hey Kid, who died in June at age 93. Michael Mays joked ...