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"content": "\u003cp>For many, watching the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-giants\">San Francisco Giants\u003c/a> play at Oracle Park is a staple of summer in the Bay Area. But catching a game while floating in the bay outside the stadium, on the waters of McCovey Cove — that’s a truly unique experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Affectionately known as “the drink,” McCovey Cove was named after \u003ca href=\"https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mccovey-willie\">first baseman Willie McCovey (1938–2018),\u003c/a> the baseball hall-of-famer who played for the Giants for 19 seasons. The cove is directly behind right field, and is a prime location for enjoying the ballpark energy even if you don’t have a ticket to the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During warm-weather games, fans and visitors alike float out on the cove on kayaks and paddleboards, and many of them are seeking a chance to snag a “splash hit”: a home run hit over the stadium that lands in the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCovey Cove’s floaters even have their own local celebrity: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11891544/as-giants-and-dodgers-face-off-a-superfan-takes-to-mccovey-cove-in-hunt-for-the-next-splash-hit\">McCovey Cove Dave\u003c/a>” Edlund, whose commitment to the cove has won him the most splash hits on record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really been a lifetime love of baseball,” Edlund said, whose memorable moments in the cove include \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86kEdSu/\">the 93rd splash hit he snagged on Mother’s Day in 2022,\u003c/a> which he dedicated to his late mom. “I always give maximum effort — and there is competition for any ball that comes over.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038891\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038891\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayaks and boats anchored in McCovey Cove in San Francisco on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. \u003ccite>(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But you don’t have to be McCovey Cove Dave — or even an expert paddler — to get out on the water for your own shot at a home run ball. If you’ve ever seen the kayakers enjoying McCovey Cove on TV and thought, “I’d love to do that someday,” then this guide is for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowcanIrentakayak\">How can I rent a kayak for McCovey Cove?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowmuchexperienceisneededtokayakMcCoveyCove\">How much experience will I need?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#WhatshouldIbringontothewater\">What should I bring onto the water?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WillIgetasplashhit\">Will I get a splash hit?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhenshouldIplanmyMcCoveyCovetrip\">\u003c/a>What day and time should I choose?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Catching a Giants game from the cove is a true bucket list experience,” Giants Chief Information Officer Bill Schlough said. “It’s great to be at Oracle Park, but it’s next level to be able to do it from the cove.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So first, \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/schedule/2025-05/list\">check the Giants’ schedule\u003c/a> for \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/schedule/2025-05/list?homeGame=true\">a home game coming up\u003c/a>. Day games, typically starting at around 1 p.m., are prime for a quality floating experience in the sunshine. “Come to a day game on a weekend,” Edlund said. “That’s when you’re gonna have the most fun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038890\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038890\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A live band joins San Francisco Giants fans floating on McCovey Cove at the team’s final game of the regular season against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to head onto the water for an evening game, \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco\">check what time the sun will set that day\u003c/a>, and make sure you’ll feel comfortable potentially being on the water in the dark, depending on how long the game goes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t forget to keep an eye on the weather for your chosen date — the best days to be out on the water will \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.759593&lon=-122.433753\">forecast sun\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.windy.com/?37.774,-122.385,16,m:eH6acLc\">little wind\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9414290&legacy=1\">low tides.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowcanIrentakayak\">\u003c/a>How can I rent a kayak?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You have some options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dogpatchpaddle.com/\">Dogpatch Paddle\u003c/a> opened a new rental spot in August, taking over the Mission Creek boathouse from UCSF. You can still rent from their Crane Cove Park location, but Dogpatch Paddle’s new location will be a much shorter path to McCovey Cove (around a 15 minute paddle instead of the 30-40 minutes it takes from Crane Cove), according to owner Adam Zolot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You show up, we give you a life vest, we give you a paddle, we give you a little safety briefing and then send you off to the game,” Zolot said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kayaks will be available by reservation for Giants game days, including the evening games, starting August 26 at the new location, and the company also plans to put rafts out in the cove where paddlers can anchor to watch the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’ll be multiple places where you can dock yourself and not float around out there and drift out into the Bay,” said Zolot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038889\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038889\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayakers paddle on McCovey Cove as the San Francisco Giants face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://citykayak.com/\">City Kayak\u003c/a> is another one of the closest spots to McCovey Cove — and owner Ted Choi recommends \u003ca href=\"https://citykayak.com/reserve-online\">making a reservation\u003c/a> for busy days so he can adequately plan their boat inventory with staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the summer, City Kayak is open Friday through Monday, and you can book single or double kayaks by the hour or for the entire game. They also rent stand-up paddleboards, but first-timers may find kayaks to be the more stable option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Kayak staff will outfit you with a boat, life vest and paddle, plus \u003ca href=\"https://citykayak.com/rentals\">show you a map of how to get to the cove\u003c/a> and any other waterfront destinations on your list, like the Mission Creek houseboats or the Cupid’s Span sculpture along the Embarcadero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use the bathroom and stash items in the bag check area so you don’t have to bring any valuables in the boat — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">risk leaving them in your car. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to catch the first pitch, it’s a good idea to give yourself a half hour to an hour of buffer time when making a reservation. So if the game starts at the usual 12:45 p.m. or 1:05 p.m. times, consider booking your kayak rental starting at noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowmuchexperienceisneededtokayakMcCoveyCove\">\u003c/a>How much experience will I need?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Don’t worry if you’re not an experienced kayaker — in fair weather, Choi said, even the newest to the sport should have no problem reaching the cove and beyond.[aside postID=news_12035515 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GettyImages-1366211065_qed-1020x681.jpg']The paddle from \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/pier-40/\">Pier 40\u003c/a>, where City Kayak and the public launch spot that Edlund uses are located, is just 10 minutes along the breakwall of a protected harbor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re unlikely to end up in the cove by accident, but basic swim skills are advised for anyone heading out for a paddle. And there’s no need to leave kids and pets at home as long as they’re comfortable on the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Except for the windiest days, you should be able to go to McCovey Cove, paddle in Mission Creek, and have a great time,” Choi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schlough also advised getting comfortable with the idea that you might get wet — and that no trip to the cove is complete without someone getting a dunk in the drink. “If you just stay dry in the raft, eh, that’s not the true experience,” Schlough said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I launch my own kayak?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re bringing your own watercraft, you can use the public launches at \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/pier-40/\">Pier 40\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/mission-creek/\">Mission Creek.\u003c/a> Just remember: every person in the kayak or stand-up paddleboard must have their own life jacket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both access points are easily transit accessible via \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/trip-planner\">Muni, Caltrain and ferry\u003c/a>. Metered street parking in the area, however, can be steep, so City Kayak charges $20 to park in its lot on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of whether you’re renting a kayak or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re launching your own boat from Mission Creek, be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9414290&legacy=1\">check the tides first\u003c/a>. There are two bridges to pass under on your way to and from the ballpark, and the fit can get extremely tight when the creek is high. Some people even opt to go out in inflatable rafts or other watercraft — don’t forget to bring a paddle so you can navigate the light currents in the cove.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How much of the Giants game will I actually see from the water?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s get this out of the way: No, you can’t see the actual field from the cove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But you \u003cem>can \u003c/em>see most of the scoreboard and some of the outfield crowd from below. And as of the 2024 season, there is now a large TV screen facing the cove so you can watch the action — and even do your best to anticipate any potential splash hits:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/mccoveycovedave/status/1789423058718994671\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schlough said the idea to add the screen came from Alfonso Felder, the team’s chief operations and experience officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was the one who said, ‘We’ve talked about this before, but let’s actually do this,’” Schlough said. “Let’s give our McCovey Cove-based fans, our water-based fans, the opportunity to watch the game alongside the 40,000-plus inside the ballpark.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhatshouldIbringontothewater\">\u003c/a>What should I bring onto the water?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’d rather paddle around and enjoy a play-by-play of the game by ear, as kayakers have done for years before the screen was installed, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.knbr.com/\">tune into KNBR 680\u003c/a> from your kayak, but Edlund said with the new screen, first-timers probably won’t find a radio necessary. Pro tip: A radio stream from your phone will be on a delay of several seconds, so try to bring an actual radio if you want to listen in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also on the packing list:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Lunch or dinner (a Mission burrito is this author’s personal go-to)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A cooler that floats, for beverages and food\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bungee cords, if you’d prefer tying your kayak to a buoy to avoid having to adjust to the cove’s currents.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A dry bag (you can borrow one from City Kayak) to keep your phone and any other gear dry\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Layers, water, sunscreen and a hat to protect you from the elements — Choi said many visitors underestimate how warm and windy it can get out on the water.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There are bathrooms on or near the cove, so make sure you go \u003cem>before \u003c/em>you launch, Edlund said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re bold enough to launch on your own for a night game, bring extra layers and a headlamp — and have a plan for getting back to shore safely in the dark, especially if you’re newer to kayaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WillIgetasplashhit\">\u003c/a>Finally: Will I get a splash hit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Manage your expectations — but stay hopeful. \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/ballpark/splash-hits\">Just 106 home runs\u003c/a> hit by Giants players have made it to the cove, and all but one were from a left-handed batter. The vast \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/video/topic/giants-splash-hits\">majority of splash hits are off right-handed pitchers\u003c/a>, so certain pitcher-batter combinations are more likely to give you a shot at chasing a baseball down in the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The home runs don’t land randomly,” Edlund said. “The No. 1 skill is being where the ball will land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038888\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038888\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayakers and paddleboarders float on McCovey Cove as the San Francisco Giants face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He recommends warmer days when there’s less wind for the best chances at snagging a splash hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among Schlough’s favorite cove moments are the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q44KSZ-9jv4\">100th splash hit by LaMonte Wade Jr.\u003c/a> in 2023 and what was supposed to be the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/video/buster-posey-s-two-run-home-run\">first-ever right-handed splash hit from Buster Posey\u003c/a> — a title later claimed by \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KDDzpFeMtQ\">Heliot Ramos\u003c/a>, whose ball Edlund expertly scooped from the cove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Posey “hit a ball that was destined for the cove, but unfortunately it hit one of our water cannons,” Schlough said — so while his two runs counted, the splash hit did not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to improve your odds, Schlough recommends getting to the stadium early in the day for batting practice — which starts around 2–3 hours before game time — when splash hits might be more likely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: On a warm summer day, you’re unlikely to be the only paddler out in the cove, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovAwQoAf1q8\">competition for\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@sfgiants/video/7491453763903868206\">home run balls\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://youtube.com/watch?v=TILwOWhXzkc\">can get truly fierce.\u003c/a> Back when the ballpark first opened and all-time splash hit leader Barry Bonds — \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7w4t-Hudhg\">who hit 35 of the 106 total by Giants players\u003c/a> — was still at the plate, the team even worked with a local animal shelter to form \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/the-giants-used-dogs-in-mccovey-cove\">BARK, Baseball’s Aquatic Retrieval Korps\u003c/a>: a team of Portuguese Water Dogs who retrieved balls from the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once someone starts hitting splash hits? Everyone wants to go to the cove and kayak,” Choi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story was originally published on May 9. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCeDp_MY_h4G6VWj_-VPl-BJlQ3Uya2H0vxRZZd_47BpXwVA/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For many, watching the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-giants\">San Francisco Giants\u003c/a> play at Oracle Park is a staple of summer in the Bay Area. But catching a game while floating in the bay outside the stadium, on the waters of McCovey Cove — that’s a truly unique experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Affectionately known as “the drink,” McCovey Cove was named after \u003ca href=\"https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mccovey-willie\">first baseman Willie McCovey (1938–2018),\u003c/a> the baseball hall-of-famer who played for the Giants for 19 seasons. The cove is directly behind right field, and is a prime location for enjoying the ballpark energy even if you don’t have a ticket to the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During warm-weather games, fans and visitors alike float out on the cove on kayaks and paddleboards, and many of them are seeking a chance to snag a “splash hit”: a home run hit over the stadium that lands in the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCovey Cove’s floaters even have their own local celebrity: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11891544/as-giants-and-dodgers-face-off-a-superfan-takes-to-mccovey-cove-in-hunt-for-the-next-splash-hit\">McCovey Cove Dave\u003c/a>” Edlund, whose commitment to the cove has won him the most splash hits on record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really been a lifetime love of baseball,” Edlund said, whose memorable moments in the cove include \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86kEdSu/\">the 93rd splash hit he snagged on Mother’s Day in 2022,\u003c/a> which he dedicated to his late mom. “I always give maximum effort — and there is competition for any ball that comes over.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038891\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038891\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GETTYIMAGES-1172327819-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayaks and boats anchored in McCovey Cove in San Francisco on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. \u003ccite>(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But you don’t have to be McCovey Cove Dave — or even an expert paddler — to get out on the water for your own shot at a home run ball. If you’ve ever seen the kayakers enjoying McCovey Cove on TV and thought, “I’d love to do that someday,” then this guide is for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowcanIrentakayak\">How can I rent a kayak for McCovey Cove?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowmuchexperienceisneededtokayakMcCoveyCove\">How much experience will I need?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#WhatshouldIbringontothewater\">What should I bring onto the water?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WillIgetasplashhit\">Will I get a splash hit?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhenshouldIplanmyMcCoveyCovetrip\">\u003c/a>What day and time should I choose?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Catching a Giants game from the cove is a true bucket list experience,” Giants Chief Information Officer Bill Schlough said. “It’s great to be at Oracle Park, but it’s next level to be able to do it from the cove.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So first, \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/schedule/2025-05/list\">check the Giants’ schedule\u003c/a> for \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/schedule/2025-05/list?homeGame=true\">a home game coming up\u003c/a>. Day games, typically starting at around 1 p.m., are prime for a quality floating experience in the sunshine. “Come to a day game on a weekend,” Edlund said. “That’s when you’re gonna have the most fun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038890\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038890\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A live band joins San Francisco Giants fans floating on McCovey Cove at the team’s final game of the regular season against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to head onto the water for an evening game, \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco\">check what time the sun will set that day\u003c/a>, and make sure you’ll feel comfortable potentially being on the water in the dark, depending on how long the game goes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t forget to keep an eye on the weather for your chosen date — the best days to be out on the water will \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.759593&lon=-122.433753\">forecast sun\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.windy.com/?37.774,-122.385,16,m:eH6acLc\">little wind\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9414290&legacy=1\">low tides.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowcanIrentakayak\">\u003c/a>How can I rent a kayak?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You have some options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dogpatchpaddle.com/\">Dogpatch Paddle\u003c/a> opened a new rental spot in August, taking over the Mission Creek boathouse from UCSF. You can still rent from their Crane Cove Park location, but Dogpatch Paddle’s new location will be a much shorter path to McCovey Cove (around a 15 minute paddle instead of the 30-40 minutes it takes from Crane Cove), according to owner Adam Zolot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You show up, we give you a life vest, we give you a paddle, we give you a little safety briefing and then send you off to the game,” Zolot said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kayaks will be available by reservation for Giants game days, including the evening games, starting August 26 at the new location, and the company also plans to put rafts out in the cove where paddlers can anchor to watch the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’ll be multiple places where you can dock yourself and not float around out there and drift out into the Bay,” said Zolot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038889\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038889\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayakers paddle on McCovey Cove as the San Francisco Giants face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://citykayak.com/\">City Kayak\u003c/a> is another one of the closest spots to McCovey Cove — and owner Ted Choi recommends \u003ca href=\"https://citykayak.com/reserve-online\">making a reservation\u003c/a> for busy days so he can adequately plan their boat inventory with staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the summer, City Kayak is open Friday through Monday, and you can book single or double kayaks by the hour or for the entire game. They also rent stand-up paddleboards, but first-timers may find kayaks to be the more stable option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City Kayak staff will outfit you with a boat, life vest and paddle, plus \u003ca href=\"https://citykayak.com/rentals\">show you a map of how to get to the cove\u003c/a> and any other waterfront destinations on your list, like the Mission Creek houseboats or the Cupid’s Span sculpture along the Embarcadero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use the bathroom and stash items in the bag check area so you don’t have to bring any valuables in the boat — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">risk leaving them in your car. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to catch the first pitch, it’s a good idea to give yourself a half hour to an hour of buffer time when making a reservation. So if the game starts at the usual 12:45 p.m. or 1:05 p.m. times, consider booking your kayak rental starting at noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowmuchexperienceisneededtokayakMcCoveyCove\">\u003c/a>How much experience will I need?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Don’t worry if you’re not an experienced kayaker — in fair weather, Choi said, even the newest to the sport should have no problem reaching the cove and beyond.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The paddle from \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/pier-40/\">Pier 40\u003c/a>, where City Kayak and the public launch spot that Edlund uses are located, is just 10 minutes along the breakwall of a protected harbor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re unlikely to end up in the cove by accident, but basic swim skills are advised for anyone heading out for a paddle. And there’s no need to leave kids and pets at home as long as they’re comfortable on the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Except for the windiest days, you should be able to go to McCovey Cove, paddle in Mission Creek, and have a great time,” Choi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schlough also advised getting comfortable with the idea that you might get wet — and that no trip to the cove is complete without someone getting a dunk in the drink. “If you just stay dry in the raft, eh, that’s not the true experience,” Schlough said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I launch my own kayak?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re bringing your own watercraft, you can use the public launches at \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/pier-40/\">Pier 40\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://sfbaywatertrail.org/trailhead/mission-creek/\">Mission Creek.\u003c/a> Just remember: every person in the kayak or stand-up paddleboard must have their own life jacket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both access points are easily transit accessible via \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/trip-planner\">Muni, Caltrain and ferry\u003c/a>. Metered street parking in the area, however, can be steep, so City Kayak charges $20 to park in its lot on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of whether you’re renting a kayak or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re launching your own boat from Mission Creek, be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9414290&legacy=1\">check the tides first\u003c/a>. There are two bridges to pass under on your way to and from the ballpark, and the fit can get extremely tight when the creek is high. Some people even opt to go out in inflatable rafts or other watercraft — don’t forget to bring a paddle so you can navigate the light currents in the cove.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How much of the Giants game will I actually see from the water?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s get this out of the way: No, you can’t see the actual field from the cove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But you \u003cem>can \u003c/em>see most of the scoreboard and some of the outfield crowd from below. And as of the 2024 season, there is now a large TV screen facing the cove so you can watch the action — and even do your best to anticipate any potential splash hits:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Schlough said the idea to add the screen came from Alfonso Felder, the team’s chief operations and experience officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was the one who said, ‘We’ve talked about this before, but let’s actually do this,’” Schlough said. “Let’s give our McCovey Cove-based fans, our water-based fans, the opportunity to watch the game alongside the 40,000-plus inside the ballpark.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhatshouldIbringontothewater\">\u003c/a>What should I bring onto the water?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’d rather paddle around and enjoy a play-by-play of the game by ear, as kayakers have done for years before the screen was installed, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.knbr.com/\">tune into KNBR 680\u003c/a> from your kayak, but Edlund said with the new screen, first-timers probably won’t find a radio necessary. Pro tip: A radio stream from your phone will be on a delay of several seconds, so try to bring an actual radio if you want to listen in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also on the packing list:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Lunch or dinner (a Mission burrito is this author’s personal go-to)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A cooler that floats, for beverages and food\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bungee cords, if you’d prefer tying your kayak to a buoy to avoid having to adjust to the cove’s currents.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A dry bag (you can borrow one from City Kayak) to keep your phone and any other gear dry\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Layers, water, sunscreen and a hat to protect you from the elements — Choi said many visitors underestimate how warm and windy it can get out on the water.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There are bathrooms on or near the cove, so make sure you go \u003cem>before \u003c/em>you launch, Edlund said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re bold enough to launch on your own for a night game, bring extra layers and a headlamp — and have a plan for getting back to shore safely in the dark, especially if you’re newer to kayaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WillIgetasplashhit\">\u003c/a>Finally: Will I get a splash hit?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Manage your expectations — but stay hopeful. \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/ballpark/splash-hits\">Just 106 home runs\u003c/a> hit by Giants players have made it to the cove, and all but one were from a left-handed batter. The vast \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/giants/video/topic/giants-splash-hits\">majority of splash hits are off right-handed pitchers\u003c/a>, so certain pitcher-batter combinations are more likely to give you a shot at chasing a baseball down in the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The home runs don’t land randomly,” Edlund said. “The No. 1 skill is being where the ball will land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038888\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038888\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-MCCOVEY-COVE-KAYAK-SW-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayakers and paddleboarders float on McCovey Cove as the San Francisco Giants face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He recommends warmer days when there’s less wind for the best chances at snagging a splash hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among Schlough’s favorite cove moments are the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q44KSZ-9jv4\">100th splash hit by LaMonte Wade Jr.\u003c/a> in 2023 and what was supposed to be the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/video/buster-posey-s-two-run-home-run\">first-ever right-handed splash hit from Buster Posey\u003c/a> — a title later claimed by \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KDDzpFeMtQ\">Heliot Ramos\u003c/a>, whose ball Edlund expertly scooped from the cove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Posey “hit a ball that was destined for the cove, but unfortunately it hit one of our water cannons,” Schlough said — so while his two runs counted, the splash hit did not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to improve your odds, Schlough recommends getting to the stadium early in the day for batting practice — which starts around 2–3 hours before game time — when splash hits might be more likely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: On a warm summer day, you’re unlikely to be the only paddler out in the cove, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovAwQoAf1q8\">competition for\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@sfgiants/video/7491453763903868206\">home run balls\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://youtube.com/watch?v=TILwOWhXzkc\">can get truly fierce.\u003c/a> Back when the ballpark first opened and all-time splash hit leader Barry Bonds — \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7w4t-Hudhg\">who hit 35 of the 106 total by Giants players\u003c/a> — was still at the plate, the team even worked with a local animal shelter to form \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/the-giants-used-dogs-in-mccovey-cove\">BARK, Baseball’s Aquatic Retrieval Korps\u003c/a>: a team of Portuguese Water Dogs who retrieved balls from the bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once someone starts hitting splash hits? 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"content": "\u003cp>A public memorial to celebrate the life of San Francisco Giants legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays was held Monday at Oracle Park with over 4,500 people in attendance, including former President Bill Clinton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several men dressed in suits stand on a stage next to a podium with a large bouquet of orange flowers on the left side.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(From left) Dusty Baker, Felipe Alou, Joe Amalfitano, Juan Marichal and Jon Miller stand on stage during a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays, the San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer, at Oracle Park in San Francisco on July 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson and Dennis Eckersley, former San Francisco Giants players Buster Posey and Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker Jr. as well as four San Francisco mayors, including Mayor London Breed, showed up to the celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mays, who played 21 seasons with the Giants and racked up 660 home runs and 338 stolen bases, died June 18 at the age of 93. He was a two-time MVP, a 24-time All-Star, won 12 Gold Glove Awards in Center Field, and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1979.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white man wearing a business suit shakes the hand of a man wearing a baseball uniform in a crowd of people at a baseball stadium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former US President Bill Clinton shakes hands with fans after a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In his speech to the crowd, Clinton said Mays made him realize “what real greatness is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a curious combination of intelligence, dedication, the will to win and a fundamental humility to believe that the effort is the prize,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993349\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A video board at a baseball stadium showing a Black man in a suit talking.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former US president Barack Obama speaks during a prerecorded video. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former President Barack Obama, who presented Mays with the Medal of Freedom at the White House in 2015, recorded a message that played on the video board celebrating Mays’ life and contributions to the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"People walk through a corridor with two TV screens showing an image of three baseball players.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans enter the stadium during a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white man wearing a hat and sun glasses salutes while others in the crowd stand with hats on their chests.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veterans salute during military honors for Willie Mays’ time served in the US Army and a presentation of an American flag to his son Michael Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>From noon to 4 p.m., members of the public were also invited to see an exhibit of rarely seen photographs, artifacts and video chronicling Mays’ life. Several fans sported Giants No. 24 jerseys at the gathering while veterans in the crowd saluted Mays when military officials honored his service in the Korean War, as “Taps” played.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A white man wearing a black baseball cap and woman wearing a white hat clap in their seats.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clark Hancock, 73, claps during a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays. Hancock traveled from Las Vegas for the celebration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mays awed his fans with his showmanship and trailblazing talent. Among them was Clark Hancock, who traveled from Nevada to San Francisco for Monday’s event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s just an amazing guy,” said Hancock. “When he started out, there was segregation, he was from Alabama … but he went through a lot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993350\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a business suit speaks at a podium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Mays, son of Willie Mays, speaks to fans and guests at Oracle Park. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Giants baseball legend known as the “Say Hey Kid” is regarded by many as the greatest all-around baseball player ever. But he may be remembered most for his magic playing center field, iconized most famously in the play known as “The Catch.” Mays, playing in the 1954 World Series for the New York Giants, chased down a fly ball, and caught it over his shoulder with his back to the diamond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman wearing a hat and a baseball jersey sits among a crowd of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans listen to former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown speak. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11991060\" label=\"Related Story\"]Born Willie Howard Mays, Jr. in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, he played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the old Negro Leagues before joining the New York Giants in 1951, four years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. When the Giants and Dodgers moved from New York to California in 1958, Mays was a face of Major League Baseball’s westward expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man bows his head while seated in a crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tariq Jackson bows his head during a recorded prayer by Rev. Bill Greason. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993346\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt='A man wearing a white shirt with an illustration of a baseball player and the name \"Willie Mays\" on the back.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan wears a Mays shirt during a Celebration of Life for the San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mays was known for playing hard and all the time. He rarely missed games. A few times, he collapsed from exhaustion. He is also remembered for making peace in the clubhouse, keeping the focus on the baseball and making everyone feel welcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993345\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993345\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two hands hold a picture of a Black baseball player.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan holds a memorial card for Willie Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement after May’s passing, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said, “To a native San Franciscan, some things just go without question: it’s foggy in the summer, cable cars go halfway to the stars, and Willie Mays is the best there ever was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s María Fernanda Bernal contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A public memorial to celebrate the life of San Francisco Giants legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays was held Monday at Oracle Park with over 4,500 people in attendance, including former President Bill Clinton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Several men dressed in suits stand on a stage next to a podium with a large bouquet of orange flowers on the left side.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-122-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(From left) Dusty Baker, Felipe Alou, Joe Amalfitano, Juan Marichal and Jon Miller stand on stage during a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays, the San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer, at Oracle Park in San Francisco on July 8, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson and Dennis Eckersley, former San Francisco Giants players Buster Posey and Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker Jr. as well as four San Francisco mayors, including Mayor London Breed, showed up to the celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mays, who played 21 seasons with the Giants and racked up 660 home runs and 338 stolen bases, died June 18 at the age of 93. He was a two-time MVP, a 24-time All-Star, won 12 Gold Glove Awards in Center Field, and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1979.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white man wearing a business suit shakes the hand of a man wearing a baseball uniform in a crowd of people at a baseball stadium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-166-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former US President Bill Clinton shakes hands with fans after a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In his speech to the crowd, Clinton said Mays made him realize “what real greatness is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a curious combination of intelligence, dedication, the will to win and a fundamental humility to believe that the effort is the prize,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993349\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A video board at a baseball stadium showing a Black man in a suit talking.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-129-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former US president Barack Obama speaks during a prerecorded video. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former President Barack Obama, who presented Mays with the Medal of Freedom at the White House in 2015, recorded a message that played on the video board celebrating Mays’ life and contributions to the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"People walk through a corridor with two TV screens showing an image of three baseball players.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-017-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans enter the stadium during a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white man wearing a hat and sun glasses salutes while others in the crowd stand with hats on their chests.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-065-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veterans salute during military honors for Willie Mays’ time served in the US Army and a presentation of an American flag to his son Michael Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>From noon to 4 p.m., members of the public were also invited to see an exhibit of rarely seen photographs, artifacts and video chronicling Mays’ life. Several fans sported Giants No. 24 jerseys at the gathering while veterans in the crowd saluted Mays when military officials honored his service in the Korean War, as “Taps” played.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993353\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A white man wearing a black baseball cap and woman wearing a white hat clap in their seats.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WillieMaysCelebration-121-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clark Hancock, 73, claps during a Celebration of Life for Willie Mays. Hancock traveled from Las Vegas for the celebration. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mays awed his fans with his showmanship and trailblazing talent. Among them was Clark Hancock, who traveled from Nevada to San Francisco for Monday’s event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s just an amazing guy,” said Hancock. “When he started out, there was segregation, he was from Alabama … but he went through a lot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993350\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a business suit speaks at a podium.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-143-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Mays, son of Willie Mays, speaks to fans and guests at Oracle Park. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Giants baseball legend known as the “Say Hey Kid” is regarded by many as the greatest all-around baseball player ever. But he may be remembered most for his magic playing center field, iconized most famously in the play known as “The Catch.” Mays, playing in the 1954 World Series for the New York Giants, chased down a fly ball, and caught it over his shoulder with his back to the diamond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman wearing a hat and a baseball jersey sits among a crowd of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-085-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans listen to former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown speak. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Born Willie Howard Mays, Jr. in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, he played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the old Negro Leagues before joining the New York Giants in 1951, four years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. When the Giants and Dodgers moved from New York to California in 1958, Mays was a face of Major League Baseball’s westward expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man bows his head while seated in a crowd.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-057-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tariq Jackson bows his head during a recorded prayer by Rev. Bill Greason. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993346\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt='A man wearing a white shirt with an illustration of a baseball player and the name \"Willie Mays\" on the back.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-100-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan wears a Mays shirt during a Celebration of Life for the San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mays was known for playing hard and all the time. He rarely missed games. A few times, he collapsed from exhaustion. He is also remembered for making peace in the clubhouse, keeping the focus on the baseball and making everyone feel welcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993345\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993345\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two hands hold a picture of a Black baseball player.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240708-WILLIEMAYSCELEBRATION-086-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan holds a memorial card for Willie Mays. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement after May’s passing, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said, “To a native San Franciscan, some things just go without question: it’s foggy in the summer, cable cars go halfway to the stars, and Willie Mays is the best there ever was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s María Fernanda Bernal contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Giants and his family announced the death Friday night, and a moment of silence was held as his photo showed on the scoreboard at Oracle Park midway through a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” his wife, Nydia, said in a statement released through the team. “We take comfort that he is at peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s been a heartbreaking month for the Giants given Cepeda’s death followed that of Hall of Famer \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/willie-mays-dies-at-93-baseball-33b31cc2d6382676ed54517d20ea36a3\">Willie Mays, who died 10 days earlier on June 18\u003c/a> at age 93.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Man, what another gut punch,” said Giants manager Bob Melvin, who grew up in the Bay Area cheering for the team. “Another just incredible personality and just beloved here. Statue out front. The numbers he put up, there are a lot of legends here and he’s certainly right in the middle of that. To have it so close in proximity to Willie, it’s kind of staggering.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda was a regular at Giants home games through the 2017 season until he dealt with some health challenges. He was hospitalized in the Bay Area in February 2018 following a cardiac event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the first Puerto Rican stars in the majors but limited by knee issues, he became Boston’s first designated hitter and credits his time as a DH for getting him enshrined into the Hall of Fame in 1999 as selected by the Veterans Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Orlando Cepeda’s unabashed love for the game of baseball sparkled during his extraordinary playing career, and later as one of the game’s enduring ambassadors,” Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark said. “We will miss his wonderful smile at Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown, where his spirit will shine forever, and we extend our deepest sympathies to the Cepeda family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Red Sox called Cepeda in December 1972 to inquire whether he’d like to be their first designated hitter, the unemployed player accepted on the spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Boston called and asked me if I was interested in being the DH, and I said yes,” Cepeda recalled in a 2013 interview with The Associated Press in the 40th year of the DH. “The DH got me to the Hall of Fame. The rule got me to the Hall of Fame.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He didn’t know what it would mean for his career, acknowledging, “I didn’t know anything about the DH.” The experiment worked out beautifully for Cepeda, who played in 142 games that season — the second-to-last in a decorated 17-year major league career. The A’s had released Cepeda only months after acquiring him from Atlanta on June 29, 1972.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992594\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11992594\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1149159429-800x551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1149159429-800x551.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1149159429-1020x702.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1149159429-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1149159429.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orlando Cepeda of the San Francisco Giants swings at the pitch during an MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 20, 1961 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Hy Peskin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cepeda was celebrated at Fenway Park on May 8, 2013, for a ceremony celebrating his role as designated hitter. The Red Sox had invited him for their first home series of the season but his former Giants franchise was honoring the reigning World Series champions at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It means a lot,” Cepeda said then. “Amazing. When you think everything’s finished, it’s only the beginning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said then-A’s owner Charlie Finley sent him a telegram to call him within a 24-hour period or he’d be released. Cepeda didn’t meet the deadline and was let go in December 1972. He played in only three games for Oakland after the A’s acquired him for pitcher Denny McLain. Cepeda was placed on the disabled list with a left knee injury. He had 10 knee operations in all, sidelining him four different years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda had been a first baseman and outfielder before joining the first class of baseball’s designated hitters under the new American League rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were talking about only doing it for three years,” he said. “And people still don’t like the idea of the DH. They said it wouldn’t last.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The addition of the DH opened new opportunities for players such as Cepeda and others from his era who could still produce at the plate late in their careers but no longer played the field with the spot-on defense of their primes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda was thrilled to have another chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He hit .289 with 20 home runs and 86 RBIs in 1973, starting off strongly with a .333 average and five homers in April. He drove in 23 runs in August on the way to DH of the Year honors. On Aug. 8 at Kansas City, Cepeda hit four doubles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was one of the best years,” Cepeda recalled, “because I was playing on one leg and I hit .289. And I hit four doubles in one game. Both my knees were hurting, and I was designated hitter of the year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda topped Baltimore’s Tommy Davis (.306, seven homers, 89 RBIs) and Minnesota’s Tony Oliva (.291, 16 HRs, 92 RBIs) for top DH honors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t easy for me to win the award,” Cepeda said. “They had some great years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda knew little English when he arrived in the minor leagues in the mid-1950s, putting him among the first wave of Spanish-speaking players thrown into a different culture to play professional baseball, build new lives and send money back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was an opportunity to succeed in a sport he loved, as long as daunting challenges off the field could be overcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early on, Cepeda was told by a manager to go home to Puerto Rico and learn English before coming back to his career in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Coming here my first year, everything was a novelty to me, a surprise,” Cepeda recalled in a 2014 interview with the AP. “When I came to Virginia, I was there for one month and my father died. My dad said, ‘I want to see my son play pro ball,’ and he died the day before I played my first game in Virginia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11991319,news_11991060,arts_13959567\"]“From there I went to Puerto Rico and when I came back here, I had to come back because we didn’t have no money and my mother said, ‘You’ve got to go back and send me money, we don’t have money to eat,’” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda had continued to be encouraged watching so many young players from Latin America arriving in the United States with better English skills, thanks in large part to all 30 major league organizations putting more emphasis into such training through academies in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There also are English classes offered to young players during spring training and into extended spring, plus through the various levels of the minor leagues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Orlando overcame challenges throughout his life to build a Hall of Fame career,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “This beloved figure from Puerto Rico was one of the many players of his era who helped turn baseball into a multicultural game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He had his troubles, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda was arrested in May 2007 after being pulled him over for speeding when officers discovered drugs in the car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Highway Patrol officer arrested Cepeda after finding a “usable” amount of a white-powder substance that likely was methamphetamine or cocaine, while marijuana and a syringe were also discovered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11992592\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11992592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-113920010-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-113920010-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-113920010-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-113920010-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-113920010.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orlando Cepeda waves to the crowd during a ceremony for Willie Mays’ 80th birthday before a San Francisco Giants game against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park on May 6, 2011 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After his playing career ended, Cepeda was convicted in 1976 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of smuggling marijuana and sentenced to five years in prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That conviction was probably one reason he was not elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Cepeda eventually was elected by the Veterans Committee in 1999.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda played first base during his 17 seasons in the majors, beginning with the Giants. He also spent time with St. Louis, Atlanta, Oakland, Boston and Kansas City. In the spring of 1969, Cepeda was traded by the Cardinals to the Braves for Joe Torre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A seven-time All-Star who played in three World Series, Cepeda was the 1958 NL Rookie of the Year with San Francisco and NL MVP in 1967 with St. Louis, a city sad to see him go in that trade that brought Torre to town. In 1961, Cepeda led the NL with 46 homers and 142 RBIs. Cepeda was a .297 career hitter with 379 home runs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn’t until after that 1973 season as DH that Cepeda could look back and appreciate all he had accomplished that year — along with the big part he played in history and change in the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just did it,” he said of learning the DH. “Every day, I say to myself, how lucky I am to be born with the skills to play ball.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s been a heartbreaking month for the Giants given Cepeda’s death followed that of Hall of Famer \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/willie-mays-dies-at-93-baseball-33b31cc2d6382676ed54517d20ea36a3\">Willie Mays, who died 10 days earlier on June 18\u003c/a> at age 93.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Man, what another gut punch,” said Giants manager Bob Melvin, who grew up in the Bay Area cheering for the team. “Another just incredible personality and just beloved here. Statue out front. The numbers he put up, there are a lot of legends here and he’s certainly right in the middle of that. To have it so close in proximity to Willie, it’s kind of staggering.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda was a regular at Giants home games through the 2017 season until he dealt with some health challenges. He was hospitalized in the Bay Area in February 2018 following a cardiac event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the first Puerto Rican stars in the majors but limited by knee issues, he became Boston’s first designated hitter and credits his time as a DH for getting him enshrined into the Hall of Fame in 1999 as selected by the Veterans Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Orlando Cepeda’s unabashed love for the game of baseball sparkled during his extraordinary playing career, and later as one of the game’s enduring ambassadors,” Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark said. “We will miss his wonderful smile at Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown, where his spirit will shine forever, and we extend our deepest sympathies to the Cepeda family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Red Sox called Cepeda in December 1972 to inquire whether he’d like to be their first designated hitter, the unemployed player accepted on the spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Boston called and asked me if I was interested in being the DH, and I said yes,” Cepeda recalled in a 2013 interview with The Associated Press in the 40th year of the DH. “The DH got me to the Hall of Fame. The rule got me to the Hall of Fame.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He didn’t know what it would mean for his career, acknowledging, “I didn’t know anything about the DH.” The experiment worked out beautifully for Cepeda, who played in 142 games that season — the second-to-last in a decorated 17-year major league career. 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The Red Sox had invited him for their first home series of the season but his former Giants franchise was honoring the reigning World Series champions at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It means a lot,” Cepeda said then. “Amazing. When you think everything’s finished, it’s only the beginning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said then-A’s owner Charlie Finley sent him a telegram to call him within a 24-hour period or he’d be released. Cepeda didn’t meet the deadline and was let go in December 1972. He played in only three games for Oakland after the A’s acquired him for pitcher Denny McLain. Cepeda was placed on the disabled list with a left knee injury. He had 10 knee operations in all, sidelining him four different years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda had been a first baseman and outfielder before joining the first class of baseball’s designated hitters under the new American League rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were talking about only doing it for three years,” he said. “And people still don’t like the idea of the DH. They said it wouldn’t last.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The addition of the DH opened new opportunities for players such as Cepeda and others from his era who could still produce at the plate late in their careers but no longer played the field with the spot-on defense of their primes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cepeda was thrilled to have another chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He hit .289 with 20 home runs and 86 RBIs in 1973, starting off strongly with a .333 average and five homers in April. He drove in 23 runs in August on the way to DH of the Year honors. 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"content": "\u003cp>Willie Mays, the San Francisco Giants’ baseball legend known as the ‘Say Hey Kid,’ died on Tuesday, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SFGiants/status/1803229363770478912\">the team announced\u003c/a>. He was 93.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mays, regarded by many as the greatest all-around baseball player ever, may be remembered most for his magic playing center field, iconized most famously in the play known as ‘The Catch.’ Mays, playing in the 1954 World Series for the New York Giants, chased down a fly ball, and caught it over his shoulder with his back to the diamond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The use of the basket catch. The hat flying off his head,” biographer James Hirsch wrote of Mays, in the book \u003cem>Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend\u003c/em>. “He did it with a certain flair and charisma that he knew was irresistible to watch.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLt2xKaNH0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was the first ‘five-tool’ player,” Hirsch said. “That term did not exist until Willie Mays came around. He could hit for power. He could hit for average. He could run. He could throw and he could field. And in that sense, he became the template for all other players who wanted to be a complete ballplayer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willie Howard Mays, Jr. was born in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the old Negro Leagues before joining the New York Giants, in 1951, four years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s infamous color barrier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Giants and Dodgers moved from New York to California in 1958, Mays was a face of Major League Baseball’s westward expansion. The fact that his face was Black made it a tough transition for Mays, but Mays later expressed how uncomfortable he was confronting racism forthrightly, which other players were unhappy with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It definitely hurt [Mays] for Jackie Robinson and others to be critical of him,” biographer Hirsch said. “But importantly, Willie believed that in his own way, he did advance the Civil Rights Movement as a role model for the rest of America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991084\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of Willie Mays hangs in the Mays Suite at AT&T Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I remember hearing about the struggles that he endured because he was Black, and what he overcame to become an icon on the field,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in a statement Tuesday. “He was from a generation who faced segregation and racism, a generation that paved the way so that many of us could have the freedom to thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To a native San Franciscan, some things just go without question: it’s foggy in the summer, cable cars go halfway to the stars, and Willie Mays is the best there ever was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mays was known for playing hard and all the time. He rarely missed games. A few times, he collapsed from exhaustion. He is also remembered for making peace in the clubhouse, keeping the focus on the baseball and making everyone feel welcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you were a member of the baseball team, he’s gonna take care of you,” said former teammate Nate Oliver, who was traded to the Giants in 1968 after playing against the team the season before, for the Los Angeles Dodgers. “He treated every single person in the clubhouse with dignity and respect… because if you’re here, you belong here. And if we’re going to win, it takes all of us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991072\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991072\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-1020x686.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-1536x1033.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Mays hits his 511th home run at the Astrodome in Houston in April, 1966, tying Mel Ott’s record for most National League career home runs. Mays would break the tie nine days later against the Dodgers at Candlestick Park. He hit 660 home runs in his career. \u003ccite>(Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On his 90th birthday in 2021, the Giants Community Fund launched a scholarship program for Black students in his name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s always said that people took such good care of him, when he was young and coming up in baseball that, he wants to give it back,” said Renel Brooks-Moon, former San Francisco Giants’ public address announcer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said even in his later years, Mays delighted in coming to the Giants clubhouse to talk baseball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nothing gives him more pleasure than teaching the game,” she said. “And nothing gives him more pleasure than helping children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991074\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991074\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Mays, photographed in 2014 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mays played 21 seasons with the Giants. In his career, Mays hit 660 home runs and stole 338 bases. And he will be long remembered for that one catch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When the Ball went up, I knew exactly what to do before the ball ever came down,” Mays remembered of the play in a 2010 interview on NPR’s All Things Considered. “I gotta catch the ball. I gotta stop. I gotta make a 360. And I might have had the ball all the way but the key for me was the throw, getting it back into the infield so nobody could advance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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The fact that his face was Black made it a tough transition for Mays, but Mays later expressed how uncomfortable he was confronting racism forthrightly, which other players were unhappy with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It definitely hurt [Mays] for Jackie Robinson and others to be critical of him,” biographer Hirsch said. “But importantly, Willie believed that in his own way, he did advance the Civil Rights Movement as a role model for the rest of America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991084\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991084\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588938_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of Willie Mays hangs in the Mays Suite at AT&T Park in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I remember hearing about the struggles that he endured because he was Black, and what he overcame to become an icon on the field,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in a statement Tuesday. “He was from a generation who faced segregation and racism, a generation that paved the way so that many of us could have the freedom to thrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To a native San Franciscan, some things just go without question: it’s foggy in the summer, cable cars go halfway to the stars, and Willie Mays is the best there ever was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mays was known for playing hard and all the time. He rarely missed games. A few times, he collapsed from exhaustion. He is also remembered for making peace in the clubhouse, keeping the focus on the baseball and making everyone feel welcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you were a member of the baseball team, he’s gonna take care of you,” said former teammate Nate Oliver, who was traded to the Giants in 1968 after playing against the team the season before, for the Los Angeles Dodgers. “He treated every single person in the clubhouse with dignity and respect… because if you’re here, you belong here. And if we’re going to win, it takes all of us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991072\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991072\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-800x538.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-1020x686.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-515535914_qut-1536x1033.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Mays hits his 511th home run at the Astrodome in Houston in April, 1966, tying Mel Ott’s record for most National League career home runs. Mays would break the tie nine days later against the Dodgers at Candlestick Park. He hit 660 home runs in his career. \u003ccite>(Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On his 90th birthday in 2021, the Giants Community Fund launched a scholarship program for Black students in his name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s always said that people took such good care of him, when he was young and coming up in baseball that, he wants to give it back,” said Renel Brooks-Moon, former San Francisco Giants’ public address announcer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said even in his later years, Mays delighted in coming to the Giants clubhouse to talk baseball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nothing gives him more pleasure than teaching the game,” she said. “And nothing gives him more pleasure than helping children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11991074\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11991074\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/GettyImages-1156588964_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Mays, photographed in 2014 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mays played 21 seasons with the Giants. 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Her helmet is already on its way to the shrine in Cooperstown, New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"47\">Nakken told NBC Sports Bay Area that bench coach Kai Correa told her they needed her to coach at first base.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"47\">“Now I know how our pinch hitters feel when Kai Correa comes over to the cage and tells them to get ready to go get an at-bat,” said Nakken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"48\">San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler said Nakken had “prepared for this moment” while working with Richardson and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"49\">“So it’s not a foreign spot on the field for her. She does so many other things well that aren’t seen,” he said. “So it’s nice to see her kind of be right there in the spotlight and do it on the field.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"50\">Nakken is an assistant coach who works heavily with baserunning and outfield defense. She watches games from an indoor batting cage near the steps to the dugout — and keeps a Giants jersey nearby, just in case she needs it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"51\">And in an instant Tuesday night, she needed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"52\">The 31-year-old Nakken jogged onto the field four days after Rachel Balkovec became the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team. Balkovec guided the New York Yankees’ Class A Tampa club to a win in her first game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"53\">Nakken previously had coached the position in spring training \u003ca href=\"//apnews.com/article/sports-mlb-baseball-san-francisco-ca-state-wire-4e9ef3772315ad44fff8d0f432f52cd1\" data-reader-unique-id=\"54\">and during part of a July 2020 exhibition game at Oakland\u003c/a> against now-Padres manager Bob Melvin when he was skipper of the Athletics. 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