Baseball legend Willie Mays died on Tuesday at the age of 93. One of the best players who ever lived, he made 24 All-Star Games and was a two-time MVP. In the hours after his passing, Seattle Mariners' legend Ken Griffey Jr.
' legend and National Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. released a thoughtful and powerful statement on Tuesday night in the wake of passing of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Mays died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 93."I'm at a loss for words. I'm devastated. Heartbroken. Numb. I've been lucky enough to know Willie since I was a little kid. And my appreciation only grew over time. From the stories, the videos and then meeting him.
Mays spent 23 years in professional baseball, playing 22 in the major leagues and one in the Negro Leagues. He was a two-time MVP, a 24-time All-star, a 12-time Gold Glover, a Rookie of the Year and a batting champion. He also helped the Giants' franchise win the 1954 World Series. Now that major league and Negro Leagues statistics have been combined, he has 3,293 career hits and a lifetime .301 batting average. He hit 660 career home runs. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.
As for Griffey, he spent 22 years in the majors with the Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. He hit 630 career homers, which is fewer than Mays . He was also a 13-time All-Star, a 10-time Gold Glover, a seven-time Silver Slugger and an MVP winner. Injuries sapped him of adding to those totals.1) M's power past Guardians in Game 1 of series on Tuesday
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