Remembering the great Willie Mays on what would have been his 95th birthday 🧡
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NEW YORK - JANURARY 21: Willie Mays visits PS 46 in Harlem, next to the site of the former Polo Grounds, where the new York Giants played before moving to San Francisco in 1958, on Jan. 21, 2011 in New York City. The Giants hadn't won the World Series since 1954. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants finished up their series with the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park.
They lost by a score of 5-1.
Following the Padres, they will remain in San Francisco for a series with the Pittsburgh Pirates that starts on Friday.
GettyWillie Mays, former San Francisco Giants great, waves to the crowd along the parade route during the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade on October 31, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers to win the 2012 World Series.
Also on Wednesday, Willie Mays would have celebrated his 95th birthday.
The Giants wrote (via X): “Remembering the great Willie Mays on what would have been his 95th birthday 🧡”
Remembering the great Willie Mays on what would have been his 95th birthday 🧡
Mays spent 22 seasons playing for the Giants and Mets.
He won the 1954 World Series and won two MVP’s.
Over 2,992 games, Mays batted .302 with 3,283 hits, 660 home runs, 1,903 RBI’s and 2,062 runs scored.
GettyWillie Mays speaks at a press conference to announce the site of the 2007 MLB All-Star Game at SBC Park on February 9, 2005 in San Francisco, California.
Here’s what other people were saying on social media:
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾: “With off-the-charts talent and unmatched enthusiasm, Willie Mays was a one in more than a million player. The Say Hey Kid – a two-time MVP, 12-time Gold Glove Award winner and 24-time All-Star – was born #OTD in 1931.”
Michael Baron: “Willie. Howard. Mays. One of the best players ever, if not the best all around player. A great New York sports hero and the same in San Francisco who is a champion and role model. Say hey! Happy birthday.”
@notgaetti: “Today is the birthday of perhaps the greatest all-around baseball player that ever lived. One of the truest five-tool guys, a legend and icon, a fan favorite. If the HOF had an inner circle, he’d be one of the non-negotiable locks for it. Willie Mays, born OTD in 1931.”
Alex Pavlovic: “The Giants and some city officials announced that a portion of the Bay Bridge (basically from Treasure Island to the ballpark) has been renamed the Willie Mays Highway. Today would have been his 95th birthday.”
New York Mets: “Remembering Willie Mays on what would have been his 95th birthday.”
Remembering Willie Mays on what would have been his 95th birthday.
GettyManager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout after the fifth inning of the spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Scottsdale Stadium on February 27, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Giants are 14-23 in 37 games, which has them at the bottom of the National League West.
They are 8-11 in 19 games at home.
The franchise last made the MLB playoffs in 2021 (and won the World Series in 2014).
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