“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024) began his career in the Negro Leagues (1947) before joining the Major League’s New York Giants in 1951. Excepting time in military service ...

Quoted in "Willie Mays" by Arnold Hano "Don't get me wrong ... and performed a miracle in the field everyday I'd still look you in the eye and say Willie was better. He could do the five things ...

He was famously known as the “Say Hey Kid” because of his high spirits and enthusiasm, which showed in his habit of greeting everyone who crossed his path. READ ALSO: Willie Mays dies at 93 ...

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player and baseball icon Willie Mays died at ... from the plate and center field, Mays was ...

The Say Hey Kid mastered the five fundamentals of ... losing his hat running the bases or swinging from his heels at the plate, Willie Mays played with an irresistible, unrelenting exuberance.

May 6, 2025, marks what would have been the 94th birthday of the "Say Hey Kid," quite possibly the ... With more than 8,000 cards of Willie Mays total, selecting just five to encapsulate his ...

Willie Mays, the electrifying ''Say Hey Kid'' whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball's greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.