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Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Chris Berman’s memories of Willie; SCSU star throws for gold; Reggie’s...
Hartford Courant· 16 hours agoOn a broiling hot afternoon at The Travelers Pro Am, Chris Berman pulled on his San Francisco Giants...
At Rickwood Field, Willie Mays Is the Star of the Show, One More Time
New York Times· 2 days agoEarlier this week, as Major League Baseball prepared for a tribute game in his hometown Birmingham,...
Barry Bonds posts emotional message after Willie Mays' death
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoIt is where Mays made his major-league debut with the Birmingham Black Barons one year after Jackie ...
Willie Mays, Baseball’s “Say Hey Kid,” Is Dead at Age 93
Vanity Fair· 4 days agoMays soon signed with the New York Giants and made his debut in 1951. After hitting .477 with the...
The complicated legacy of Birmingham’s white baseball legends: Harry Walker
Birmingham News· 4 days agoAs part of Major League Baseball’s upcoming event at Rickwood Field, AL.com and The Birmingham News...
Willie Mays, Major League Baseball’s ‘Say Hey Kid,’ Dies at Age 93
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoJackie Robinson had broken MLB’s color line just a year earlier, and though Mays was still attending...
The greatest players to play at Rickwood Field included the Say Hey Kid, Hammer, Mr. Cub
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoHe was a 14-time All-Star and two-time NL MVP with the Chicago Cubs and was the first player in...
Willie Mays, one of baseball’s all-time greats, dies aged 93
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoBlack Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports.” Mays joined the New York Giants of the...
Willie Mays, a baseball giant, dies at age 93
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“I didn’t think I would have a chance, because of segregation. I didn’t think I would ever get out of Birmingham,” he said. Sports He credited Jackie ...
Lennon: Reggie taught us a real-life history lesson, and it was must-see
Newsday· 10 hours agoMajor League Baseball’s historic event at Rickwood Field this past week was meant to be a...