Willie Mays, a generational baseball player, died at the age of 93. He was considered by many to be the greatest allaround baseball player in history. Mays went from the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League to the historic Giants franchise and the rest was in the history books.

Mays’ Hall-of-Fame career spanned more than two decades, from the 1950s to 1970s. He spent nearly all of those years with the Giants – first in New York and then in San Francisco. He was named to the All-Star team 24 times and won National League Most Valuable Player awards in 1954 and 1965.

Mays finished with 3,283. His career batting average was a stellar .302. His career total of 660 home runs is the sixth most in history.

Mays was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Willie Mays played baseball for 22 seasons.

Mays went from the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League to the historic Giants franchise and the rest was history.