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Willie Mays wanted 1 more at-bat in the 1973 World Series before the `Say Hey Kid' said goodbye
WTVY Dothan· 51 minutes agoThe star center fielder's son, Michael Mays, said Wednesday he was perplexed his father — who died...
Celebrities who died in 2024
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 42 minutes agoGlynis Johns was best known for starring in 1964's "Mary Poppins."Mirrorpix/Getty Here are the famous people who died in 2024. O.J. Simpson, Glynis...
Willie Mays became a legend in New York, where he grew baseball, empowering others along the way
NJ.com· 3 hours agoMays dominated MLB with the New York Giants for six seasons in his early 20s, cementing himself as a...
A Maryland city and its complicated history with Willie Mays
Washington Post· 2 hours agoOn June 23, 1950, a 19-year-old Negro Leagues standout named Willie Mays skipped his high school prom and boarded a train for Maryland. The next day, in the former slave-trading stronghold of ...
Mets celebrate Willie Mays as son Michael throws out first pitch
Newsday· 16 hours agoMichael Mays, the son of Willie Mays, threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Yankees-Mets on...
Willie Mays was baseball's greatest living Hall of Famer — and the heir isn't obvious
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 6 days agoAs for who deserves that title now — well, it’s a much tougher question, especially since Mays was...
Willie Mays' legacy in New York baseball honored by Mets, and his son
The Bergen Record via Yahoo Sports· 17 hours agoNEW YORK − Michael Mays remembers riding his bicycle from Ditmars Boulevard to Shea Stadium. The son...
Willie Mays’ son reflects on father’s Mets years, throws out first pitch before Subway Series
New York Daily News· 16 hours agoWillie Mays’ son wants people to remember his father’s Mets tenure a little differently. When the...
Willie Mays died last week; played once at Cooks Corner • SSentinel.com
Southside Sentinel· 21 hours agoThe late Theodore “Bike” Williams of Locust Hill never forgot the day Willie Mays came to play at...
Why Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, was baseball’s greatest player
WKOW 27 Madison· 5 days agoAmong students of baseball, there has long been widespread belief that Willie Mays was the game’s...