Webreaction from the sports world and beyond to the death of baseball hall of famer willie mays. He died tuesday at age 93, mays’ family and the san francisco. Mays’ family and the san francisco giants jointly announced tuesday night, june 18, 2024, he had “passed away peacefully” tuesday afternoon. Webthe giants took the field at wrigley field with heavy hearts on tuesday night, when franchise icon willie mays died at 93, two days before the club was slated.