Willie Mays was close with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died early Tuesday morning. Last year, on Mays’ 85th birthday, Lee oversaw the dedication of a cable car to the Giants’ legend. Tuesday, Mays wrote the following:
I can't believe that Ed Lee is gone. I am as shocked as I am saddened. Mayor Lee was just always there. I'd meet him on the street outside of the ballpark, or he'd be at home plate joining me in a ceremony like the one we had for Tony Bennett. When my wife passed, he immediately came up with the idea for the Mae Mays Softball Tournament for Foster Youth, honoring her work with the City and giving the City departments a way to have fun.