Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the greatest players in the sport's history and beloved his for dazzling skill and athletic grace, died Tuesday aged 93, his family announced.
Mays' family confirmed the baseball icon's passing in a joint statement with his former team the San Francisco Giants.
'My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,' son Michael Mays said in the statement.
'I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. You have been his life's blood.
Beyond sportGiants chairman Greg Johnson said Mays, the first Black player to captain a Major League Baseball club, had left a mark which extended far beyond his sport.
