Willie Mays, supreme baseball talent among the best to ever play, dies at 93

New York and San Francisco Giants icon Willie Mays, considered by many the greatest all-around baseball player of the 20th century, died Tuesday at 93.

Willie Mays, whose prodigious power, blinding speed and eye-popping defense thrilled fans coast to coast during baseball's golden era, died Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants announced. He was 93.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93," the Giants said in a statement.

Nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid” for his boundless enthusiasm and penchant for greeting everyone, “Say hey,” Mays played for 22 big-league seasons, breaking in with the New York Giants in 1951 and then becoming a fixture in San Francisco when the franchise moved west. He ended his career back in New York with the Mets in 1973.

Mays was the sport’s consummate “five-tool” talent — he could hit for a high batting average, blast home runs, gallop around the bases, catch the ball and throw it with authority.

He recorded a .301 career batting average, slugged 660 home runs (sixth most all-time), banged out 3,293 hits (12th most), amassed 1,909 runs batted in (11th most) and scored 2,068 runs (seventh most). 

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