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The case for Willie Mays as baseball's GOAT
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 4 days agoFor starters, let's look at the Baseball Reference leaderboard for all-time WAR: 1. Babe Ruth, 182.6 2. Walter Johnson...had been born 25 years later and...
Willie Mays, athletic icon, emblem of change
The Bradford Era· 3 days agoMays was the 17th Black to play in the National or American Leagues with the breaking of the color barrier. While the abuse heaped on trailblazer Jackie Robinson& ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoNew York Yankee slugger Josh Donaldson was suspended for one game Monday after hurling a racist comment at White Sox player Tim Anderson. The incident happened Saturday during a game at Yankee ...
Baseball legend Willie Mays, all-around great of America's pastime, dead at 93 By Reuters
Investing.com· 5 days agoMays played 23 seasons for the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets, from 1951...
Where was Willie Mays from? Late MLB legend was Alabama native who began career in Birmingham
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoafter the future baseball legend was born. Growing up in Alabama during the era of codified segregation, Mays took a deep and early interest in baseball ...
Perspective | The enduring power of Willie Mays and the Catch
Washington Post· 1 day agoJust two weeks ago, in the 10th inning of a College World Series regional game between Clemson and...
'He was Willie Mays': Remembering the best player of the generation that electrified baseball
New York Times· 4 days agoThis was in Scottsdale, Ariz., where the San Francisco Giants hold spring training, in the tight...
From the editor: Saying goodbye to the Say Hey Kid
Napa Valley Register· 4 days agoMays was the ultimate five-tool player: He could hit for average, hit for power, run, field and throw, and in his prime he could do each one better than...
Cavs coaching shakeup: J.B. Bickerstaff’s comments, Donovan Mitchell’s influence, and leading...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 4 days agoIn this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, the hosts delve into former head coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s recent comments, the ongoing coaching search for Bickerstaff’s replacement, and a ...
Rickwood Field Road Trip Part 3
Major League Baseball· 1 day agoBirmingham’s Rickwood Field – the oldest professional baseball stadium in America, standing since 1910, and the former home of the Negro American...
