Giants great McCovey dies
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San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame slugger Willie McCovey, one of the most formidable batters in Major League Baseball, died on Wednesday at age 80, following a 鈥渂attle with ongoing health issues,鈥 the team said. The left-handed first baseman hit 521 homers during his 22 years in the majors, and his 18 grand slams rank as the most ever by a player who spent his career entirely in the National League. McCovey, whose death the Giants announced on Twitter, was voted NL Rookie of the Year in 1959, won Most Valuable Player honors in 1969, and was a six-time All Star. He played for the Giants, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics but was most closely identified with the Giants, playing 19 seasons in San Francisco alongside future Hall of Fame teammates Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry.
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