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Willie Mays, Possibly the Greatest Baseball Player of All-Time, Dead at 93

Willie Mays has passed away after what many considered to have been the most incredible career in the history of Major League Baseball.

“We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, one of the most exciting all-around players in the history of our sport” Major League Baseball said in a statement on Twitter. President Barack Obama presents Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House November 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)“His incredible achievements and statistics do not begin to describe the awe that came with watching Willie Mays dominate the game in every way imaginable,” Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in his statement.

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