Willie Mays Aikens struck out more than 400 times in the majors. Big is how he lived life. ... When Aikens was sentenced to prison, his daughters were five and six-years-old.

In 1980, the auspiciously named first baseman Willie Mays Aikens made baseball history when he hit two home runs in two World Series games, a feat that wasn’t repeated until 2009. That year, the ...

A World Series hero in 1980, Willie Mays Aikens lost nearly 15 years of his life to prison and crack cocaine. Now 54, he's trying to repair a life that once held so much promise.

In 1980, the auspiciously named first baseman Willie Mays Aikens made baseball history when he hit two home runs in two World Series games, a feat that wasn’t repeated until 2009. That year, the ...

Willie Mays Aikens has reached some of the highest peaks and plummeted to the lowest valleys in his life.. Aikens played in the 1980 World Series with the Royals and hit four home runs. But in ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The gates of the condo complex open, and Willie Mays Aikens trudges out. He carries a Kansas City Royals gym bag in his right hand, a hint of a limp in his gait, and sadness in ...

In 1980, the auspiciously named first baseman Willie Mays Aikens made baseball history when he hit two home runs in two World Series games, a feat that wasn’t repeated until 2009. That year, the ...