Remembering Willie Mays as Both Untouchable and HumanMays, who died on Tuesday at 93, had been perfect for so long that the shock of seeing baseball get the best of him was the shock of seeing a god become mortal.
Source: Remembering Willie Mays as Both Untouchable and Human (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/us/willie-mays-death-baseball-legacy.html)