Willie Mays, 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 ...

An estimated 4,500 fans joined baseball luminaries, former U.S. Presidents and Mays' closest family and friends to speak about his legacy.

The significance of Willie Mays' Catch It was another landmark moment of an iconic career. For Mays, it was never in doubt. "I had it all the way,” he said at the time.

Willie Mays authored plenty of unforgettable moments during his Hall of Fame career. But he wanted one more World Series at-bat in October 1973. The star center fielder’s son, Michael Mays, says ...

Willie Mays became an icon as soon as he returned to New York in 1954 after serving in the U.S. Army in 1952-53. He won NL MVP as a 23-year-old, and in Game 1 of that year’s World Series, he ...

Michael Mays, the son of Willie Mays, was set to throw out the first pitch Wednesday for game two of the Subway Series — just over a week after his Hall of Fame father died at 93.

Nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid,” Willie Mays was a 24-time All-Star who hit .301 with 660 home runs and 1,909 RBI and won 12 Gold Gloves as a center fielder during one of the greatest careers in ...

Willie Mays visits PS 46 in Harlem, next to the site of the former Polo Grounds, where the New York Giants played before moving to San Francisco in 1958, on Jan. 21, 2011 in New York City.

Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, poses at the Polo Grounds ...

San Francisco Giants’ Willie Mays poses for a photo during baseball spring training in 1972. (AP Photo) Willie Howard Mays Jr. was born on May 6, 1931, in Westfield, Alabama.

Willie Mays takes the microphone as he thanks senators for inviting him to Sacramento for the declaration of Willie Mays Day in California in 2010. Behind him stand then-Senate President Pro Tem ...

Baseball great Willie Mays died peacefully Tuesday surrounded by his family in the Bay Area. Mays was beloved by fans for his dazzling play, his exuberant smile and for giving to the game’s next ...