Current:Home > MyBaseball world reacts to the death of MLB Hall of Famer and Giants' legend Willie Mays -NextFrontier Finance
Baseball world reacts to the death of MLB Hall of Famer and Giants' legend Willie Mays
View
Date:2025-04-25 21:18:46
Baseball Hall of Famer and San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays, 93, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon. "The Say Hey Kid" as many referred to him, is often considered the best all-around baseball player of all-time.
Mays' career spanned four decades, and he epitomized the definition of a five-tool player. He was the 1951 Rookie of the Year, a 1954 World Series champion, and two-time MVP. Mays also smacked 660 career home runs (sixth-most in MLB history), won 12 Gold Gloves in center field (tied for the most of any outfielder all-time with Roberto Clemente), and was a 24-time All-Star (tied for second-most all-time; Hank Aaron, 25). Mays also served two years in the military, fighting in the Korean War at the start of his MLB career.
Here are some reactions to Mays' passing from around the internet.
MLB News:Baseball legend Willie Mays, the 'Say Hey Kid,' dies at 93
Reactions to Willie Mays' passing:
veryGood! (9765)
Related
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Taliban orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close despite UN concern and rare public protest
- Bowe Bergdahl's conviction vacated by federal judge
- Stressed? Here are ways to reduce stress and burnout for International Self-Care Day 2023
- Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
- The IRS has ended in-person visits, but scammers still have ways to trick people
- Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting 9 women in custody
- Notre Dame legend, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Lujack dies at 98
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- A Fed still wary of inflation is set to raise rates to a 22-year peak. Will it be the last hike?
Ranking
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- Ukrainian man pleads guilty in dark web scheme that stole millions of Social Security numbers
- Meet the world's most prolific Barbie doll collector
- Police end search of Gilgo Beach murder suspect's home after seizing massive amount of material
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- 'Jeopardy!' champs to boycott in solidarity with WGA strike: 'I can't be a part of that'
- How does acupuncture work? Understand why so many people swear by it.
- ‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Alaska board to weigh barring transgender girls from girls’ high school sports teams
How Timothée Chalamet Helped Make 4 Greta Gerwig Fans' Night
This Mississippi dog is a TikTok star and he can drive a lawnmower, fish and play golf
Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
The Las Vegas Sphere flexed its size and LED images. Now it's teasing its audio system
Attorney for ex-student charged in California stabbing deaths says he’s not mentally fit for trial
Heirloom corn in a rainbow of colors makes a comeback in Mexico, where white corn has long been king