{"id":10697,"date":"2024-06-19T21:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=10697"},"modified":"2024-06-19T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:30:25","slug":"willie-mays-baseball-legend-and-hall-of-famer-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=10697","title":{"rendered":"Willie Mays, Baseball Legend and Hall of Famer, Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Willie Mays, a celebrated Hall of Fame member and baseball legend, has died at the age of 93. Colleagues from the baseball community shared their statements.<\/p>\n<p>Willie Mays, a legendary member of the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 93. His son Michael Mays announced his passing in a statement released by the San Francisco (SF) Giants: &#8220;My father passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones&#8230;I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unfailing love you have shown him over the years. 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