One MLB legend offered an incredibly moving tribute to another on Tuesday night.
All-time baseball player Willie Mays died on Tuesday at the age of 93, and fellow baseball titan Barry Bonds shared a very fond farewell to his godfather and mentor.
Mays played with Bonds’ father, Bobby Bonds, in San Francisco, and he became the younger Bonds’ godfather when the latter was born. As the younger Bonds also played for the Giants for most of his career, it set up an eternal link between Mays and the Bonds family.
After news of Mays’ death broke, Bonds took to social media to offer a very touching tribute to a towering figure for him professionally and personally.
“I am beyond devastated and overcome with emotion,” Bonds wrote on Instagram, adding a broken heart emoji. “I have no words to describe what you mean to me- you helped shape me to be who I am today.
“Thank you for being my Godfather and always being there. Give my dad a hug for me. Rest in peace Willie, I love you forever.”
