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Willie Mays Was Baseball’s Last Mythic Hero
The Nation· 8 hours agoWillie Mays, the baseball superstar who played for 22 years with the Giants and Mets, died on June 18, 2024. With his death, the era of the living,...
Willie Mays, a hall-of-famer in baseball and in life
San Antonio Express-News· 1 hour agoMays, considered by many to be the greatest ball player ever, was 93. “Willie Mays is the closest to being perfect I’ve ever seen,” Joe DiMaggio, the...
Opinion | So long to Willie Mays, the Say Hey Kid
Washington Post· 2 hours agoOther great athletes with physical assets have become role models doing exactly as Mays. For years, I have referred to Earvin “Magic” Johnson as the...
Reds manager David Bell shares his connection to late MLB legend Willie Mays
Gannett via AOL· 1 hour agoWhen Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell was a kid, he heard stories from his grandfather, Gus, about...
Willie Mays almost got kicked out of high school while playing for the Birmingham Black Barons
WJZY via Yahoo Sports· 24 hours agoWillie Mays was just 16 years old when he went to play for the Birmingham Black Barons, beginning...
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoWillie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and...
Willie Mays’s Presence Looms Large Over Rickwood
Sports Illustrated· 7 hours agoBrendan Donovan was standing on the first base line of Rickwood Field with the rest of the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday night when he looked overhead as...
Willie Mays was before my time, but I'll never forget his Rickwood Field tribute | Goodbread
The Tuscaloosa News· 13 hours agoBefore Thursday night's MLB at Rickwood Field tribute to the Negro Leagues, my lasting image of...
Willie Mays memoriam: Darcy cartoon
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 11 hours agoWillie Mays, Hall of Fame center fielder for the New York-San Francisco Giants and NY Mets who passed away at 93 was considered by many to be the greatest player in Major League Baseball history ...
Willie Mays, Hall Of Fame Slugger And World Series Champion, Dead At 93
VIBE via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoSports icon Willie Mays, one of the greatest baseball players in MLB history, has passed away at 93....