The baseball world is in mourning following the death of Willie Mays at 93. Major League teams across the U.S. expressed their condolences as they remembered the iconic athlete of their sport ...

Mays retired with 660 homers, then third all-time, now sixth He is perhaps best known for his over-the-head basket catch in the 1954 World Series The Giants retired his No. 24 in 1972, and a ...

where he slept on a pillowcase decorated with NBA jerseys and awoke to walls he tattooed with inspirational quotes from iconic athletes (Willie Mays, Kobe Bryant, Venus Williams).

The great Willie Mays, at the age of 93, passed away. “Isn’t it ironic?’’ said Dusty Baker, the managing great and longtime friend of Mays, “that while the eyes of the entire baseball ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Willie Mays didn’t just shine under the lights of New York City. He made them brighter. Mays dominated MLB with the New York Giants for six seasons in his early 20s, cementing ...

Willie Mays’ son wants people to remember his father’s Mets tenure a little differently. When the Mets acquired the all-time baseball great in May of 1972, Mays was 41 years old and more than ...

Willie Mays bought a 15-room mansion in a New York City suburb to escape housing discrimination in San Francisco and remained under the radar, as rumors swirled about a crumbling marriage.

His name was Willie Howard Mays Jr. He was the son of Willie Howard Mays Sr., known as “Cat” Mays on the sandlot ballfields of Alabama. Willie Jr. was called “Buck” by his family and friends.

One of these truly transcendent greats, Willie Mays, took his leave from us on June 18 at the age of 93. A Giant on the field, and a giant of his sport, Willie Mays was considered by many to have ...

Willie Mays didn’t creep up on the baseball world. He famously started his career 0-for-12 and 1-for-26, with a home run off Warren Spahn in between, and manager Leo Durocher had to console an ...

Willie Mays opened his big-league career with a confidence-rattling 0-for-12 stretch before finally blasting a home run off Warren Spahn early in 1951. “I’ll never forgive myself,’’ Spahn ...