Willie Mays, a baseball giant, dies at 93

Plus: Rickwood game will be a tribute

Wednesday, June 19 View In Browser  WILLIE MAYS, 1931-2024 Giant of the sport and 'true legend' Willie Mays passes away   Willie Mays, the greatest Giant of all and one of the greatest baseball players ever, passed away on Tuesday, just days before the sport will be honoring his legacy at the Rickwood Field game. Loss of Mays leaves Giants heartbroken in Chicago 'My heart is on the floor': Baseball world reacts to Mays' passing Rickwood Field game takes on new meaning: Mays will 'be watching over' Griffey grateful for time spent with Mays, 'the godfather of center fielders' Cutch remembers Willie Mays: 'He was a pioneer for the game' Timeline of Say Hey Kid's legendary career Willie Mays' most memorable moments Podcast: Commemorating the life and legacy of Willie Mays MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Shohei Ohtani: 2-for-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs 20th HR is longest in MLB this season: 476 feet Nick Lodolo: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 1 R, 8 K's Has won 5 straight starts, allowing 7 ER total Jonathan Cannon: 8.2 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 4 K's Came within one out of shutout in 1st career win Brenton Doyle: 4-for-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs Also robbed Ohtani with leaping catch in center field Jesús Sánchez: 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBIs Falls triple shy of cycle PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Willie Mays, The Catch, 1954 World Series. TUESDAY'S TOP PLAYS HERE AROUND THE LEAGUE 'A big relief': Judge OK after HBP on hand in Yankees' win Aaron Judge had to exit the Yankees' 4-2 win over the Orioles in the fourth inning after he was hit by a pitch on the left hand. But X-rays and a CT scan on Judge's hand taken after the game came back clean. No fracture. What a comeback! Dodgers erase 5-run deficit with 7 in 9th Jason Heyward hit a grand slam and Teoscar Hernández followed up with a three-run homer to cap L.A.'s wild comeback. Brewers win when Frelick robs certain game-tying homer It didn't strike Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick at the time, but what a way to punctuate the night the baseball world bid farewell to Willie Mays. Clutch hits from Alvarez, Alonso cap comeback for Mets' 7th straight win The Mets literally seem to be finding new ways to win during a torrid June. Tuesday's 7-6 comeback victory over the Rangers hinged on a ninth-inning catcher's interference call -- not exactly the way offenses usually draw things up. Harper bests NLCS foe in rematch before Phillies walk off Bryce Harper opened the ninth inning with a single off Padres closer Robert Suarez, setting the stage for Nick Castellanos' walk-off double three batters later. Santana's walk-off knock secures Twins' sixth straight win Carlos Santana's pinch-hit, walk-off single in the ninth inning sent the Twins to a 7-6 victory over the Rays after the sides had earlier waited out a one-hour, 23-minute rain delay. MLB Network Showcase: Red Sox vs. Blue Jays It's the Casamigos MLB Network Showcase when Rafael Devers and the Red Sox battle Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays at 7 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD STL 8 MIA 9 CIN 2 PIT 1 SEA 8 CLE 5 SD 3 PHI 4 ARI 5 WAS 0 BAL 2 NYY 4 BOS 4 TOR 3 DET 1 ATL 2 TB 6 MIN 7 SF 2 CHC 5 NYM 7 TEX 6 HOU 0 CWS 2 LAD 11 COL 9 MIL 6 LAA 3 KC 5 OAK 7 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.