Baseball community, athletes and more react to Willie Mays' death: 'The best there ever was' Major League teams across the U.S. expressed their condolences.

Start with the huge bronze statue of Mays at Oracle Park, the San Francisco Giants' home stadium. The statue sits in Willie Mays Plaza, surrounded by 24 palm trees in honor of his uniform number 24.

Willie Mays died almost a year ago to the day as MLB hosted a Salute to the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field in Birmingham last year.

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. Mays ...

Alabama Senator Merika Coleman spoke about the new look among other city and state leaders Wednesday at the Willie Mays Legacy Celebration and Reception ahead of Thursday’s unveiling.

Barry Bonds had a Hall-of-Fame career with the San Francisco Giants, and he credits Willie Mays for some of the success he enjoyed.

WILLIE MAYS was one of the all-time baseball greats. And although he’s been gone a year — Mays died in June 2024 at age 93 — ...

Posted: June 19, 2025 | Last updated: June 19, 2025 Loureen Ayyoub reports on how Michael Mays is keeping his father’s legacy alive.

This Date in Baseball, June 18 - Hall of Famer Willie Mays passes away at the age of 93 ...

Willie Geist met his wife of 22 years, Christina Geist, in their 6th grade homeroom in 1986 at George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood, N.J. During The Kelly Clarkson Show on June 18, Kelly ...

Willie and his wife, Christina Geist — who celebrated their 22nd anniversary in May — met in the 6th grade in "Mr. Kaplan's homeroom" at George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood, NJ.