(FILES) US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to baseball great Willie Mays at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2015. Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the greatest players in the sport's history beloved for dazzling skill and athletic grace, died June 18, 2024 aged 93, his family announced. Mays' family confirmed the baseball icon's passing in a joint statement with his former team the San Francisco Giants. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)