Baseball has lost one of its greatest players today.
The San Francisco Giants announced that legend Willie Mays died on Tuesday, June 18, at 93.
Mays reportedly died due to heart failure, according to journalist John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The center fielder is widely regarded as among the greatest baseball players ever. Media outlets often rank him second behind New York Yankees icon Babe Ruth on all-time lists.
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"My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. You have been his life's blood," Mays' son Michael said in a statement.
Willie Mays' incredible career
Mays had a lengthy career in MLB, spending almost all of it with the Giants from 1951 to 1972. He joined the team when they were based in New York before they moved to the Bay Area in 1958.
The Hall of Famer spent the final one-and-a-half seasons of his baseball career with the Mets in New York from 1972 to 1973.
Mays led the Giants to the 1954 World Series title, the franchise's last before their dynasty in the early 2010s.
He ranks sixth all-time with 660 home runs and won 12 Gold Glove Awards for his exceptional defense in center field.
Additionally, Mays was a 24-time MLB All-Star and a two-time NL MVP during his illustrious career.
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