San Francisco Giants Legend Willie Mays Dies at 93
San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays died at age 93 on Tuesday, his family announced.
“My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,” Mays’ son, Michael Mays, said in a joint statement between the Giants and the Mays family. “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.”
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Mays died of heart failure, while Larry Baer, the president and chief executive of the Giants, said Mays died at an assisted living facility, according to The New York Times.