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The Catch: How Willie Mays explained his signature World Series play
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoThen, in Game 1 of the World Series against the heavily favored Cleveland Indians, he delivered the...
Why Willie Mays' 'The Catch' remains one of the most legendary baseball plays of all time
CBS Sports· 1 day agoWillie Mays, one of the greatest baseball players to ever live, died Tuesday afternoon. Mays was a...
The Catch: Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder grab in the 1954 World Series 'wasn't no lucky catch'
WKMG ClickOrlando· 2 days agoWillie Mays raced at top speed toward the center-field wall at the spacious Polo Grounds and somehow...
Remembering Willie Mays' 'The Catch' from 1954 World Series, the greatest catch ever
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 days ago“Then he started to slow down. I knew he had the ball tracked.” The significance of Willie Mays' ...
With Willie Mays dead, is his godson, Barry Bonds, the greatest living baseball player?
Los Angeles Times· 2 hours agoBarry Bonds — who happens to be Mays’ godson — amassed the most exceptional batting statistics in ...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo Sports· 12 hours agoI was with my family when I heard Willie Mays died at 93. One of my kids asked: “Who is Willie...
Bessemer attorney shares story of how he met the late Willie Mays
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 11 hours agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Many people have reached out with stories about how the late Willie Mays...
Willie Mays Appreciation: The 'Say Hey Kid' inspired generations with talent and exuberance
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoLong after “The Catch” and his 660 home runs, and the daring sprints around the bases with his hat...
MLB pays tribute to Mays and other Negro League stars
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 13 minutes agoMajor League Baseball paid tribute to Negro League stars, including MLB legend Willie Mays who died...
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoWillie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and...