BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Willie Mays was just 16 years old when he went to play for the Birmingham Black Barons, beginning what would be a star-making turn as one of baseball’s most iconic ...

“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024 ... In 1973, Mays signed with the New York Mets, where he would play his final two seasons. Mays started his Major League career by winning the 1951 ...

Willie Mays took his all-around brilliance from the ... “All I ever wanted was to play baseball forever. Leo [Durocher] always thought I could.” By Eddie B. Allen Jr.

Willie Mays started and ended his career in the same ... That was easily the most memorable play of an unexpected World Series sweep by the Giants over the Indians. At 5-10 and 170 pounds, Mays ...

Alabama to Ann and Willie Howard Mays Sr., Mays played baseball with his father on an industrial-league team in Birmingham, according to MLB. By 15, he was already playing in the Negro Leagues for ...

A legend': Willie Mays fans react to baseball great's death ... where he played for two more seasons before retiring. After his playing career, he was still a regular face in the Giants dugout ...