Remembering Willie Mays: Where to find all the coverage about the SF Giants legend’s life and career

The Bay Area — and baseball fans everywhere — are reeling from the death Tuesday of former Giants superstar Willie Mays at the age of 93.

Mays was already on the minds of many as the Giants and St. Louis Cardinals prepared to meet Thursday at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, the ballpark where Mays got his start as a 17-year-old in the Negro Leagues.

Here is a look at all the stories and photos the Bay Area News Group published about The “Say Hey Kid” and the Rickwood Field game by our current staff as well as some of our former All-Stars.

And we’re not done yet. Please come back here to check for more, or at www.mercurynews.com/sports.

Enjoy

• Willie Mays obituary: “Say Hey Kid” captured the imagination of fans with both his bat and glove
• SF Giants, from one generation to the next, remember Willie Mays: ‘One of the true icons of the game’
• Rickwood Field game: Willie Mays will forever be a Giant, but his roots are in Birmingham
• At Willie Mays Plaza, SF Giants and baseball fans celebrate life of a legend
• SF Giants wear Willie Mays patch, what other ways can they honor ‘Say Hey’?
• Sports world reacts to Mays’ death, from Barry Bonds to emotional KNBR radio call
• Kurtenbach: There’s good, great, and then there was Willie Mays
• Purdy: Was Willie Mays the best baseball player ever? He was simply the best
• McDonald: Why the one and only time I talked with Willie Mays was so special
• The Catch: How Willie Mays explained his signature World Series play
• SF Giants legend, MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays dies at 93 years old
• Photos: Willie Mays throughout the years
• MLB denies SF Giants’ appeal for LaMonte Wade Jr. to participate in Rickwood Classic
• The murky origin of Willie Mays’ ‘Say Hey Kid’ nickname
• Willie Mays draws tribute at Oakland Coliseum — site of his final hit
• Why Willie Mays represents more than his accomplishments
• Bochy, Melvin share their Willie Mays memories ahead of Rickwood Classic
• SF Giants’ game in Alabama will be a tribute to Willie Mays, Negro Leagues history, much more
• Four decades later, SF Giants manager Melvin is returning to Rickwood Field