By Chris Haft
June 18, 2024
Willie Mays, the greatest Giant of all and one of the greatest baseball players ever, died Tuesday at the age of 93. The thoughts of many around baseball were on Mays this week, with Thursday's MLB at Rickwood Field game in Birmingham, Ala., between the Giants and Cardinals set to
By MLB.com
1:29 AM EDT
The baseball world is mourning the passing of Willie Mays, one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Here is what current and former players, managers and more had to say about the all-time great after news of Mays' passing broke on Tuesday.
By Maria Guardado and Tim Stebbins @tim_stebbins
1:29 AM EDT
The Giants took the field at Wrigley Field with heavy hearts on Tuesday night, when franchise icon Willie Mays died at 93, two days before the club was slated to travel to his hometown of Birmingham, Ala., to play a special regular-season game in his honor. San Francisco manager Bob
By Betelhem Ashame @betelhem_ashame
1:42 AM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The center of the baseball universe this week is Birmingham, Ala., where Major League Baseball is paying tribute to the Negro Leagues with a series of games at Rickwood Field, the oldest ballpark in the United States and the site of the final Negro League World Series
By Matt Kelly @mattkellyMLB
June 18, 2024
Decades after his final game, Willie Mays stands among the greatest athletes and ambassadors baseball has ever seen. Few players, if any, have looked like a more natural fit to play baseball than Mays. He doesn’t top many all-time statistical lists (though he’s darn close in so many of them),
By Brian Murphy @Spokes_Murphy
12:03 AM EDT
To Ken Griffey Jr., one of the greatest center fielders of his time, Willie Mays was “the godfather of center fielders.” That’s how Griffey described Mays on MLB Network after news broke that the all-time great passed away Tuesday at age 93. “My heart is on the floor. That's the
By Alex Stumpf @AlexJStumpf
June 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen’s nickname was “Pittsburgh.” The 2018 trade that sent McCutchen from the Pirates to the Giants brought a lot of changes to the veteran outfielder. He was leaving the only organization he knew. He was going from being the face of a franchise to the other side
By MLB.com Staff
June 18, 2024
Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. issued the following statement today regarding the passing of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who was 93: “All of Major League Baseball is in mourning today as we are gathered at the very ballpark where a career and a legacy like no other
By MLB.com Staff
June 18, 2024
The San Francisco Giants Issued the Following Statement on Behalf of Willie Mays’ Family and the Organization: It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93. “My father has passed
By David Adler @_dadler
12:47 AM EDT
NEW YORK -- The Yankees were holding their breath about the health of Aaron Judge on Tuesday night. But they finally got a huge piece of good news. Judge had to exit the game in the fourth inning of New York's series-opening 4-2 win against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium,
L.A. had 0.5% win probability entering frame down by 5 runs
By Juan Toribio @juanctoribio
2:15 AM EDT
DENVER -- The Dodgers’ lineup might look a little different without Mookie Betts at the top. But on Tuesday, the Dodgers proved they’re still one of the most formidable units in the sport and can pounce at any given moment. Down five runs going into the ninth inning, the Dodgers
By Adam McCalvy
2:27 AM EDT
ANAHEIM -- 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. “It’s kind of cool doing it today,” Frelick said. Only a few outfielders in the history of the sport patrolled center
By Scott Chiusano
June 18, 2024
MLB.com is republishing this story after Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday at age 93.
By Chris Haft
June 18, 2024
MLB.com is republishing this story after Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday at age 93.
By Dave Sessions
1:30 AM EDT
ARLINGTON -- The Mets literally seem to be finding new ways to win during a torrid June, as seen most recently in Tuesday’s 7-6 comeback victory over the Rangers at Globe Life Field. The Mets have met the moment most every time in a season-high seven-game winning streak.
Phillies rally against Robert Suarez, with Castellanos delivering the game-winner
By Paul Casella @paul_casellaMLB
12:19 AM EDT
PHILADELPHIA -- The stage was set for Bedlam at the Bank 2.0. Bryce Harper stepped into the box Tuesday night to lead off the ninth inning against Padres closer Robert Suarez -- the first meeting between the two since Harper provided one of the most iconic moments in franchise history
By Paul Casella @paul_casellaMLB
June 18, 2024
MLB.com is republishing this story after Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday at age 93.
By Bill Ladson
June 18, 2024
This story was originally published in May 2021. MLB.com is republishing it following Willie Mays' passing on Tuesday at age 93.
Slugger secures Twins' sixth straight win with 12th career walk-off
By Do-Hyoung Park @dohyoungpark
1:54 AM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS -- As Carlos Santana approaches his 2,000th career game played as a Major Leaguer, he’s built up quite the mental Rolodex of the league through all those at-bats against all those pitchers as part of all those teams -- and he had to go back a few years to
By Sam Dykstra @SamDykstraMiLB
1:25 AM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Chandler Simpson was on his way back toward the field when he heard the news. The Double-A Montgomery center fielder tweaked his calf while trying to make a play in the bottom of the seventh inning and had exited the game with the team trainer. Simpson was
On April 30, 1961, the Say Hey Kid overcame food poisoning to have his best game
By Brent Maguire @bmags94
June 18, 2024
MLB.com is republishing this story after Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday at age 93.
By Mike Lupica @MikeLupica
June 18, 2024
MLB.com is republishing this story after Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday at age 93.
By Jake Crouse @JakeCrouseMLB
June 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH -- In the midst of a strong June for the Reds as a whole, few on the team have had stronger results than Nick Lodolo. Lodolo continued that dominance to earn his fifth straight win in a 2-1 victory over the Pirates at PNC Park on Tuesday night. The
By Henry Palattella @hellapalattella
June 18, 2024
CLEVELAND -- For almost all of the 2024 season, Bryce Miller has looked anything but comfortable at anywhere that isn’t T-Mobile Park. That changed Tuesday night, as the 25-year-old spun a gem in Seattle’s 8-5 win over the Guardians at Progressive Field in a battle between two of the top