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Willie Mays Dies: Baseball Icon Who Was 24-Time All-Star & Made “The Catch” Was 93
Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," who was among the greatest baseball players of all time, won two MVPs and was a 24-time All-Star, died June 18 at 93.
Willie MaysMichael Zagaris / Ken McLaughlin / Getty Images Willie Mays, “The Say Hey Kid,” who was among the greatest baseball players of all time, won two MVPs, was a 24-time All-Star and made one of the greatest catches in the game’s history, died Tuesday afternoon at 93, the San Francisco Giants announced. He broke in with the New York Giants in 1951, before the club relocated to the Bay Area for the 1958 season. With the score tied in the eighth inning at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, Cleveland’s Vic Wertz launched a drive to the deepest part of the park.
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