Wills brought base stealing to prominence during a career that included the 1962 NL MVP award. He influenced generations of Dodger players like Dave Roberts as a special instructor in spring traini…
A member of the 1962 Dodgers, Maury Wills waves to the crowd prior to a opening day baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
FILE – Former Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is shown before Game 2 of baseball’s NL Division Series between the Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Maury Wills, who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win three World Series titles with his base-stealing prowess, has died. The team says Wills died Monday night, Sept. 19, 2022, in Sedona, Ariz. He was 89.
“I am going to have a heavy heart,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts who wears uniform No. 30 in Wills’ honor. “Maury was very impactful to me – personally, professionally. He’s going to be missed. “He just loved the game of baseball, loved working and loved the relationship with players. We spent a lot of time together. A lot of time,” Roberts said, tears spilling out of the corners of his eyes as he talked. “He just kind of showed me to appreciate my craft, showed me how to be a big-leaguer. He just loved to teach. I think a lot of where I get my excitement, my passion, my love for players is from Maury.
“I was extremely, extremely saddened to hear of his passing because we had something in common,” said Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrin who will retire after this season. “We reached the Dodgers in the same year, 1959. We would talk about that many times.”
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