Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," started his career with the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Field in 1948.

Willie Mays started and ended his career in the same city but with different teams. Mays started and ended his career in the same city but with different teams. He broke in with the New York ...

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine believes one of his former teammates should be in the Hall of Fame and compared him to Willie Mays.

“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024) began his career in the Negro Leagues (1947) before joining the Major League’s New York Giants in 1951. Excepting time in military service ...

From coast to coast in New York and San Francisco, Willie inspired generations of players and fans as the game grew and truly earned its place as our National Pastime.” Mays was inducted into ...