ITP V.024 ONLY ONE PER COFFIN R.I.P. WILLIE MAYS (BASEBALL OUTFIELDER FOR NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS/NEW YORK METS)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mays

 

Major League baseball legend WILLIE MAYS died 6/18/2024 at 93. MAYS an center fielder  for the NEW YORK and San Francisco Giants (and also NEW YORK METS) is second to only to Babe Ruth in MLB stats with over 660 home runs, over 3200 hits, 1909 RBI's, a .300 batting average and over 300 stolen bases. 

WILLIE MAYS won multiple gold gloves for his amazing defensive plays in the outfield including an awesome basket catch during a World Series game.

MAYS is considered the best and most complete player in MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL history and is a MLB HALL OF FAMER. .  

 

FROM MLB:

 

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.

Mays was a two-time MVP, 24-time All-Star, 12-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In commemoration of "The Catch" as perhaps the most famous play in the history of the Fall Classic, the World Series MVP Award was named in his honor in 2017.

Mays was 93 years old.

 

FROM PBS NEWSHOUR: 

Willie Mays, one of baseball's greatest and most beloved players, died Tuesday at the age of 93.

"From coast to coast in New York and San Francisco, Willie inspired generations of players and fans as the game grew and truly earned its place as our National Pastime," Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred said in a statement.

Mays had a career 660 home runs, ranking him sixth in all-time stats, and was the second player ever — behind Babe Ruth — to cross 600 home runs. The 24-time All Star also earned 12 Gold Glove awards for his defensive prowess in centerfield. His legendary over-the-shoulder catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series helped propel the then-New York Giants to a championship against the Cleveland Indians.

“Soon as it got hit, I knew I’d catch the ball,” Mays told biographer James S. Hirsch.

Mays' baseball career began as a teenager, when the high school student began playing for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro Leagues. In nearly 20 Major League Baseball seasons, Mays played for the New York and San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets.

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 FROM THE NEW YORK METS: 

We join the baseball world in mourning the passing of Willie Mays.

Statement from Steve and Alex Cohen: https://bit.ly/3xme8xo

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW ESPN ON WILLIE MAYS (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF ESPN): 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal R.I..P. "SAY HEY" WILLIE MAYS