Highlights from the legendary MLB career of Willie Mays
Willie Mays, the Hall of Fame centerfielder whose all-around skills made him one of greatest baseball players of all time, died on Tuesday at the age of 93, Major League Baseball announced.
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Giants centerfielder Willie Mays on the field during the 1965 season.2/22
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays poses for a portrait.3/22
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NY Mets infielder Bobby Valentine (left) talks with coach Willie Mays during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies in New York City on June 29, 1977.4/22
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays on deck prior to batting during the 1968 season.5/22
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Giants outfielder Willie Mays at bat during the 1968 season.6/22
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San Francisco Giants centerfielder Willie Mays talks with officials during the 1966 season.7/22
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New York Mets outfielder Willie Mays during the 1972 season.8/22
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Willie Mays signs the jersey, February 27, 2019, that hangs on the ceiling at Don & Charlie's, 7501 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale.9/22
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A general view of a statue of Willie Mays prior to the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on May 14, 2019.10/22
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Former Giants great Willie Mays photographed at the team's new home Pacific Bell Park in downtown San Francisco on March 29, 2000.11/22
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Former San Francisco Giant great Willie Mays at a MLB press conference Wednesday before Game 3 of the 2002 World Series at Pacific Bell Park.12/22
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During the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Willie Mays takes a seat to go around the field in a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado on July 8, 2007.13/22
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Willie Mays salutes the crowd during the post game ceremony after the final game at Shea Stadium on Sept. 28, 2008.14/22
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Former San Francisco Giants player Willie Mays prepares to throw out the first pitch before game five of the 2010 NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies at AT&T Park on Oct. 21, 2010.15/22
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San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds (left) points to the sky thanking his father, Bobby Bonds (not pictured), while standing next to former Giants great Willie Mays (right), after hitting his 756th career homerun off of Washington Nationals starting pitcher Mike Bacsik (not pictured) during the 5th inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA. Bonds passed Hank Aaron (755 homeruns) to become the all-time career homerun leader.16/22
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San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame baseball player Willie Mays speaks to students from PS 46 the Arthur Tappan School in New York Jan. 21, 2011.17/22
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San Francisco Giants former center fielder Willie Mays waves to the crowd while riding in a car during the World Series victory parade at Market Street. The Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers in a four-game sweep to win the 2012 World Series on Oct. 31, 2012.18/22
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San Francisco Giants 1962 outfielder Willie Mays (front) and current center fielder Angel Pagan (back) during a pre-game ceremony honoring the 1962 world series team against the Pittsburgh Pirates at AT&T Park in 2012.19/22
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San Francisco Giants former player Willie Mays with San Francisco Giants chief executive officer Larry Baer during the 2014 World Series championship ring ceremony before the baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park on April 18, 2015.20/22
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President Barack Obama (center) claps as San Francisco Giants team president Larry Baer (right) acknowledges baseball hall of famers Monte Irvin (left) and Willie Mays (second, left) during a ceremony honoring the World Series champion Giants in the East Room at the White House on June 4, 2015.21/22
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From left: Johnny Bench, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax and Willie Mays walk off the field after being honored as the greatest living baseball players prior to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.22/22
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San Francisco Giants retired center fielded Willie Mays (24) celebrates his 90th birthday with fans at Oracle Park before the start of the game against the San Diego Padres.
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