NEW YORK — Among students of baseball, there has long been widespread belief that Willie Mays was the game’s greatest all-around player. That might come as a surprise to those who are casual fans, or ...

Bonds arrived in San Francisco in 1993. already considered one of the best hitters in the game. Mays, who had retired 20 years earlier, reached out to him and served as a mentor to Bonds. It worked ...

1931 (May 6) — Born in Westfield, Alabama. 1948 — Joins Birmingham Black Barons of Negro leagues. 1950 — Signs with New York Giants for $4,000. 1951 (May 25) — Major league debut. 1951 (May 28) — ...

On an October night in 1918, one month after Babe Ruth led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series victory, a successful New York stockbroker named Charles Stoneham came home with some unusual news for ...

BOSTON -- Move over, Willie, and make room for Alex. The milestone home run ties Rodriguez with Mays for fourth place on baseball's career home runs list. "I hit that one good," Rodriguez said.

The legacy of baseball legend Willie Mays is being remembered after his death earlier this month. Goldin Auctions in New Jersey has stepped up to the plate with a special auction featuring several of ...

Willie Mays was honored Thursday in the U.S. Senate with a resolution recognizing him as someone who “personified the American Dream” by relying on a “relentless work ethic and determination” to ...