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Baseball's Awkward Attempt at Making Amends for Its History of Segregation
Reason.com via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoLeague—to "major league" status. As a result, Gibson and other stars of the Negro Leagues are now...
San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93
TODAY via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoMays was a 24-time All-Star during his career, tied with Stan Musial for second-most behind Hank Aaron’s 25, the Associated Press reports. Mays won the...
Willie Mays' death reopens debate: Who's the game's 'greatest living ballplayer'?
NBC News via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoIf there was any challenger to Mays as the greatest living ballplayer in recent years, it would have...
Willie Mays once did something extremely rare against the Braves at County Stadium
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoMays went on to hit 40 homers that season. All told, San Francisco hit eight home runs in the game,...
World reacts to the death of MLB Hall of Famer and Giants' legend Willie Mays
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoMays also served two years in the military, fighting in the Korean War at the start of his MLB...
Willie Mays, Entertaining Icon of Baseball, Dies at 93
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoWillie Mays, the incandescent center fielder for the New York and San Francisco Giants whose...
The Catch: Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder grab in the 1954 World Series 'wasn't no lucky catch'
WKMG ClickOrlando· 4 days agoWillie Mays raced at top speed toward the center-field wall at the spacious Polo Grounds and somehow...
Willie Mays, one of baseball’s all-time greats, dies aged 93
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoHe was also the first ballplayer to hit 300 homers and steal 300 bases. Mays was elected to the...
Rickwood Field's legendary history: How Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues made the iconic stadium...
CBS Sports· 2 days agoIt is one of two remaining Negro League parks. On the playing side, the list includes true pantheon...
Barry Bonds posts emotional message after Willie Mays' death
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoBobby Bonds died in 2003 at the age of 57. When Mays retired, his 660 career home runs were good for...