Keith Hernandez couldn’t help but get emotional as he and SNY broadcast partner Gary Cohen broke the news that baseball icon Willie Mays died at the age of 93 on Tuesday.
Keith Hernandez couldn’t help but get emotional as he and SNY broadcast partner Gary Cohen broke the news that baseball icon
“The best player I’ve ever seen. The greatest player,” said Hernandez, who grew up in the Bay Area and watched Mays play in his prime. “An extraordinarily good five-tool player. You’d go to a game, he’d do something. A great catch, a great throw, a stolen base, hit a home run or he’d do it all. He was just that kind of player.
In a statement released Tuesday night, Mets owners Steven and Alex Cohen mourned the loss of the baseball great. “Willie Mays was one of the greatest to ever play the game,” the statement read. “Willie ended his Hall of Fame career in Queens and was a key piece to the 1973 NL championship team. Mays played with a style and grace like no one else. Alex and I were thrilled to honor a previous promise from Joan Payson to retire his iconic #24 as a member of the Mets in 2022.
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