The “Say Hey Kid” has said farewell. Baseball legend Willie Mays has died at 93 years old, his son, Michael Mays, confirmed in an announcement through the Giants organization.

Mays' favorite keepsake from all his years in baseball, he said, was his 1951 scouting report when he played for Class AAA Minneapolis, where he hit .477 with eight homers and 30 RBI in 35 games.

Willie Mays was well known as “The Say Hey Kid,” but other than on a 1954 record that served to promote his burgeoning legend, Mays never actually uttered the words “say hey” in public.

Willie Mays could run, hit, ... starting the 1951 season by batting .477 over 35 games for the Minneapolis Millers of the Triple-A American Association.

Willie Mays, baseball’s ... N.J., in the Class B Interstate League, where he hit .353 in 81 games, then moved him to Minneapolis in the triple-A American Assn. at the start of the 1951 season.

Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, poses at the Polo Grounds ...

Willie Mays didn’t creep up on the baseball world. He famously started his career 0-for-12 and 1-for-26, with a home run off Warren Spahn in between, and manager Leo Durocher had to console an ...

Willie Mays in Minneapolis. Clip: Season 2024 Episode 41 | 4m 41s | Video has closed captioning. Frank White on the recent passing of baseball legend Willie Mays and his Minnesota ties.

Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.

This is the way you can understand Willie Mays — who died Tuesday at age 93 of heart failure — no matter if you were born in 1927 or 1967 or 2007. “The Catch” is forever.

Mays made short work of the minor leagues after opening the ’51 season with the Triple-A Minneapolis Millers by batting .477 ... (Photo of Willie Mays from 1964: Associated Press) Jun 5, 2025.

His name was Willie Howard Mays Jr. ... Mays wreaked havoc on minor league pitching in Minneapolis, showing the Giants’ brass that he was ready for The Show before he was 20 years old.