Is Willie Mays still alive or dead?

Willie Howard Mays Jr., is known by his nickname “The Say Hey Kid” and “Buck,” he was born on May 6, 1931. Willie Mays was a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). On most all-time lists, including those compiled by The Sporting News and ESPN, Mays comes in second place, just behind Babe Ruth, as one of the greatest players in history. Mays played for the New York Mets and New York/San Francisco Giants in the National League (NL), between 1951 and 1973.

After Mays graduated from high school in 1950, the Giants signed him, and he played with them until 1951 when he won the Rookie of the Year Award after hitting 20 home runs to help the Giants win their first pennant in 14 years. Mays then joined the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League. He was named the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1954 after winning the batting title with a.345 average and hitting 41 home runs. He then spent the majority of the following two years in the American Army during the Korean War. One of the most renowned baseball plays of all time was his over-the-shoulder catch of a Vic Wertz fly ball in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series.

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