Barry Bonds, SF Giants stars honor Say Hey Kid
SAN FRANCISCO – Barry Bonds and Michael Mays, the godson and son of the late and great Willie Mays, stood a few feet from one another before the Giants played …
willie mays
Reggie Jackson, on live TV, recalls racism in Alabama
Thursday’s game between the Giants and Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama was billed as a celebration of the Negro Leagues. And it was. But on live TV, the …
At Willie Mays Plaza, fans celebrate life of a legend
The Bay Area lost a son, father, friend and hero on Tuesday when Willie Mays died at age 93. As with any loss, it mourns. Grieving Giants fans turned Willie …
Why meeting SF Giants legend was so special
The first two people I thought about Tuesday when Willie Mays died were my father and Ken Henderson. My dad started taking me to Giants games in the mid-1960s, trekking …
Willie Mays stickball video a reminder of Hall of Famer’s NYC stardom
It’s easy to look at Willie Mays now as a legend, but forget how popular a player he was during his time. This rare footage of the “Say Hey Kid” …
Willie Mays honored at Oakland Coliseum — site of last hit
OAKLAND — Players respectfully hustled out of the Oakland Coliseum dugouts, doffed their caps, and stoically joined a moment of silence Tuesday night for fallen baseball legend Willie Mays. It …
SF Giants announce Feb. 4 as ‘Willie Mays Day’
On this Sunday, Feb. 4 — 2/4/24 — the city of San Francisco and the Giants are celebrating Willie Mays. Any opportunity to celebrate the greatest living ballplayer ever is …