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Willie Mays' death reopens debate: Who's the game's 'greatest living ballplayer'?
NBC News via Yahoo Sports· 14 hours ago"Without Aaron or Mays, no comment," said Burns, best known for his "Baseball" documentary....
Column: Willie Mays was a legend that will never be forgotten
Quincy Herald-Whig· 16 hours agoBaseball lost a legend on Tuesday with the passing of Willie Mays, who is widely regarded as the...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoIt’s a staggering number: 182. When you consider the opposing teams in the minors, the barnstorming...
Purdy: Was Willie Mays the best baseball player ever? He was simply the best
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoAfter DiMaggio’s retirement from the playing field, whenever he made a personal appearance, his...
Willie Mays Appreciation: The ‘Say Hey Kid’ inspired generations until his death
KAMR Amarillo· 2 days agoSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Long after “The Catch” and his 660 home runs, and the daring sprints around the bases with his hat falling off, Willie Mays could still command a room like no other. Mays was a…
Willie Mays, known for 'The Catch' and by many as baseball's best of the best, dies at 93
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoSportswriter John Shea speaks with Willie Mays in San Francisco Giants...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
Associated Press· 23 hours ago1916 — Rube Foster of the Red Sox pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees. Foster struck out three and walked three and pitched the first...
A Grip on Sports: So long Willie. Your smile and the way you played the game will be with us always
The Spokesman-Review· 2 days agoA GRIP ON SPORTS • Baseball is a game of generations. • Mays died Tuesday. From almost the first moments Mays stepped on a baseball field, whether it was in his hometown of Birmingham, Ala., ...
In photos: The remarkable life and career of SF Giants 'Say Hey' Willie Mays
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoSan Francisco Giants all-time great Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," who is widely considered one of...
Willie Mays, Baseball’s Electrifying Player of Power and Grace, Is Dead at 93
New York Times· 3 days agoWillie Mays, the spirited center fielder whose brilliance at the plate, in the field and on the...