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In Memoriam: Willie Mays, 1931–2024

More than a first-ballot Hall of Famer, Mays was truly a legend and an icon on the American sports landscape. He was superlative both in statistics and in style
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In Memoriam: Willie Mays, 1931–2024
An image of Willie Mays is displayed on the video board while everyone observed a moment of silence during the sixth inning of a game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., on June 18, 2024. Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
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Willie Mays, the longtime center fielder for the Giants baseball team—in New York, then in San Francisco—died quietly at the age of 93 on June 18.

Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.