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(New York, New York) – The San Francisco Giants announced that MLB Legend Willie Mays has passed away Tuesday afternoon. The Giants said in a statement, “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”. Mays kicked off his MLB career in 1951 on the New York Giants, who moved to San Francisco in 1958 where the ‘Say Hey Kid’ tagged along for the move.
Mays had an amazing career with the Giants until he moved to the New York Mets for his final two seasons in 1972 and 1973. Willie had over 10 Golden Gloves, a .301 batting average over his career, 660 home runs and of course, one of the most iconic plays ever in MLB came in that 1954 World Series and was forever called “The Catch.”
