Mays, Willie /meɪz/ BrE AmE
(1931–) a US ↑ baseball player considered to be one of the greatest ever. He joined the New York Giants in 1951 and played for them for many years. In 1964 he became the first African-American player to be made ↑ captain of a team in the ↑ Major Leagues . He was also the first ↑ National League player to hit more than 600 ↑ home run s .