KCBS's Mary Hughes here... As I was growing up, baseball wasn’t really my game. I’ve always been more of a basketball person. But there are players that are so talented, so stunning in what they have done and accomplished, whose reach is so far beyond the sport that they play that their name is as known to the uninitiated as it is to the seasoned fan.

Willie Mays is one of those names, one of the players, and that’s become even more evident this week as we mourn the loss of the Say Hey Kid - who passed away at the age of 93 on June 18th.

Now, we could spend an entire In Depth episode talking about the highlights of Mays’s career. But I’d like to speak not just about what Mays made happen on the field, but about the life that he led and of who he was beyond the bat and the glove.

To help me on this journey, we're joined by KCBS Radio’s own Morning Sports Anchor, Steven Langford, and former KCBS Radio Morning Sports anchor, Steve Bitker.

KCBS's Mary Hughes here... As I was growing up, baseball wasn’t really my game. I’ve always been more of a basketball person. But there are players that are so talented, so stunning in what they have done and accomplished, whose reach is so far beyond the sport that they play that their name is as known to the uninitiated as it is to the seasoned fan.
Willie Mays is one of those names, one of the players, and that’s become even more evident this week as we mourn the loss of the Say Hey Kid - who passed away at the age of 93 on June 18th.
Now, we could spend an entire In Depth episode talking about the highlights of Mays’s career. But I’d like to speak not just about what Mays made happen on the field, but about the life that he led and of who he was beyond the bat and the glove.
To help me on this journey, we're joined by KCBS Radio’s own Morning Sports Anchor, Steven Langford, and former KCBS Radio Morning Sports anchor, Steve Bitker.

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