Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays has passed away, it has been announced. Mays was 93.
The Say Hey Kid has an argument for being the best player ever. His 156.2 bWAR is fifth all time. He played for the Birmingham Black Barons as a 17 year old, then broke in with the New York Giants in 1951 at age 20. He missed much of 1952 and 1953 for military service. Starting in 1954, he had a stretch of 13 years where he led the National League in bWAR 10 times, the majors 7 times, one of the all time dominant stretches in MLB history.