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Before Willie Mays was a World Series champion, he served in the Army
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo Sports· 2 hours agoThe Giants again appeared in the World Series, this time...earned his second NL MVP in 1965, which...
MLB All-Star Game voting update: what Jurickson Profar has in common with Babe Ruth (no, really)
NBC San Diego· 4 hours agoOn Thursday, Phase 1 of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game voting concludes. The top two...
Washington County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2005
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo Sports· 1 day ago“Following his years in professional baseball, he pitched for the Boonsboro Yellow Jackets for several years, coached Babe Ruth League ...
Today in Sports - Barry Bonds becomes first player in MLB history to have 500 homers and 500 steals
Associated Press· 2 days ago1917 — In baseball’s greatest relief effort, Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox retires 26 batters...
Baseball World, Celebrities React to Willie Mays' Death
Newsweek· 5 days agoThe Sporting News ranked Mays second only to Babe Ruth among the 100 greatest baseball players of...
Willie Mays: A Grateful Nation Says Goodbye | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 2 days agoOn an October night in 1918, one month after Babe Ruth led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series...
Baseball Legend Willie Mays Is Dead At 93
HuffPost via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoMays won the National League MVP award at age 23 after missing two years to serve in the Korean War. Those two years prevented him from beating Babe Ruth
Opinion: Willie Mays was the best to ever play the game
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoWillie Mays’ superhuman combination of speed and power, his incredible defense, his hitting prowess...
Johnson: Willie Mays ‘best of them all,’ says Bob Costas
Birmingham News· 5 days agoLet the phrase go. Or maybe the most fanatic of Giants fans know — maybe those who witnessed his...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoFor many baseball historians, Josh Gibson was considered the “Black Babe Ruth.” To others who truly understood Gibson’s talent, Ruth ...