Willie Mays
American baseball player
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| July 8 2024 | A public memorial ceremony for Willie Mays was held at Oracle Park, with speakers including baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. |
| July 8 2024 | A public memorial ceremony for Willie Mays was held at Oracle Park, with speakers including baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. |
| June 20 2024 | During the game at Rickwood Field, the San Francisco Giants wore a patch with '24' in honor of Willie Mays, and his Hall of Fame plaque was displayed where he began his career. |
| June 20 2024 | During the game at Rickwood Field, the San Francisco Giants wore a patch with '24' in honor of Willie Mays, and his Hall of Fame plaque was displayed where he began his career. |
| June 19 2024 | The day before his death, Mays released his final public statement, choosing not to attend the MLB game at Rickwood Field between the Giants and Cardinals on June 20. |
| June 19 2024 | The day before his death, Mays released his final public statement, choosing not to attend the MLB game at Rickwood Field between the Giants and Cardinals on June 20. |
| June 18 2024 | Willie Mays died of heart failure at a care home in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 93. |
| June 18 2024 | Willie Mays passed away, and fans began leaving tributes at the base of his statue at Oracle Park, which became an informal memorial site. |
| June 18 2024 | Willie Mays died of heart failure at a care home in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 93. |
| 2022 | MLB.com writers voted Mays as the greatest player in Giants franchise history. |
| 2022 | MLB.com writers voted Mays as the greatest player in Giants franchise history. |
| August 27 2022 | During the Mets' 60th anniversary Old-Timer's Game, the New York Mets announced they would retire Willie Mays's number 24, fulfilling a promise made to him in 1972 by the team's owner Joan Payson. |
| August 27 2022 | During the Mets' 60th anniversary Old-Timer's Game, the New York Mets announced they would retire Willie Mays's number 24, fulfilling a promise made to him in 1972 by the team's owner Joan Payson. |
| 2021 | On the occasion of his 90th birthday, a New York Times article stated that Mays' vision was compromised by glaucoma. |
| 2021 | On the occasion of his 90th birthday, a New York Times article stated that Mays' vision was compromised by glaucoma. |
| 2020 | The Athletic ranked Mays at number 1 on its 'Baseball 100' list, which was compiled by sportswriter Joe Posnanski. |
| 2020 | The Athletic ranked Mays at number 1 on its 'Baseball 100' list, which was compiled by sportswriter Joe Posnanski. |
| 2018 | Blind sportswriter Ed Lucas reported that Mays had told him he had actually gone blind a few years earlier. |
| 2018 | Blind sportswriter Ed Lucas reported that Mays had told him he had actually gone blind a few years earlier. |
| 2017 | Major League Baseball renamed the World Series MVP Award the Willie Mays World Series MVP Award. |
| 2017 | Major League Baseball renamed the World Series MVP Award the Willie Mays World Series MVP Award. |
| 2015 | Mays was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. |
| 2015 | Mays was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. |
| April 19 2013 | Mae Louise Allen passed away. |
| April 19 2013 | Mae Louise Allen passed away. |
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