In the midst of an exciting day of baseball, the community received the devastating news of the passing of MLB legend Willie Mays at the age of 93. Remembered as a generational player, the all-time greatest Giant impacted the game of baseball and will live on with incredible reverence.
Hit by the news on Tuesday, Mets commentator Keith Hernandez delivered an emotional tribute to Mays. Hernandez and SNY partner Gary Cohen were on the call for Tuesday’s game between the Mets and Rangers when Mays’ passing was announced.
“The best player I’ve ever seen.
Author: Michael
Willie Mays could do everything on a baseball field. Those gifts made him one of the best — if not the very best — players who ever lived.
Mays was universally respected by baseball players for his talent and universally loved by fans for his joy, energy and passion.
Willie Mays was a legend. To some, he was also the GOAT.
(Warning: Excessive Use of “Grimace”)
Thank Grimace that the New York Mets are still winnin’.
McDonald’s purple blob character is fueling a stranger-than-fiction turnaround for the New York Mets, and Grimace Magic is realer than ever after a close comeback win on Tuesday.
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After going 9-19 in May, the Mets are now half a game behind the NL Wild Card race. And more than ever, baseball fans bow at the altar of Grimace.
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