Baseball player, Willie Mays dies at 93



Late tuesday, the announced that  had died that afternoon. His death was reported at 5:52 P.M.. The MLB said that Mays was "one of the most exciting all-around players in the history of our sport," and that they were "heartbroken" about his death.

Willie Mays was a two time winner of the MVP award as well as winning the  with the Giants. He also won the 12 times.

Willie Mays was born on May 6, 1931 in Westfield, and began to play baseball professionally in 1948 in the. In 1950, he joined the New York Giants. The following year, Mays was named. In 1951, he was, which he got out from in 1954. In 1954, Mays was named MVP. In 1963, he became the first baseball player to be paid $100,000 per year. Mays was traded to the in 1972. He retired from baseball in 1974. The Giants retired his number. In 1979, Mays was voted into the. He died at the age of 93 years old.

In 23 seasons, Mays had a of .301, had 3,293 hits, and had 2,000 runs, including 660 home runs. He also had 525 doubles as well as 338 stolen bases.