Barry Bonds, Willie Mays' godson, posts tribute to fellow Giants legend

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Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 93.

Tributes poured in throughout the baseball world and those who knew him well, but there are not too many who have both of those titles.

Barry Bonds is in that rare fraternity. He is Mays' godson, as Bonds' father, Bobby, was a longtime teammate of Mays.

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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, left, laughs with godfather and Giants legend Willie Mays as Mays was introduced during the Giants Opening Day against the San Diego Padres on April 5, 2002 in San Francisco. (JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images)

The home run king posted an ode to his godfather, a fellow San Francisco Giants legend, on Instagram.

"I am beyond devastated and overcome with emotion. I have no words to describe what you mean to me- you helped shape me to be who I am today," Bonds wrote. "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. #SayHey."

Barry Bonds, #25 of the San Francisco Giants, hugs his godfather Willie Mays at a ceremony honoring his 660th career home run before his game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at SBC Park on April 16, 2004 in San Francisco. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

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Mays was one of the greatest ballplayers to ever grace a baseball diamond, beginning in 1951 as a 20-year-old making his debut playing for the New York Giants. He would go on to be a 24-time All-Star, two-time MVP, 12-time Gold Glover, two-time All-Star Game MVP, Rookie of the Year and