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The murky origin of Willie Mays’ ‘Say Hey Kid’ nickname
San Jose Mercury News· 1 day agoWillie Mays was well known as “The Say Hey Kid,” but other than on a 1954 record that served to...
San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93
TODAY via Yahoo Sports· 9 hours agoIn a May 1972 trade, he returned to New York City and spent his final two seasons with the Mets. Mays was a 24-time All-Star during his career, tied with...
Rickwood 101: Everything to Know Before MLB’s Negro League Tribute Game
Sports Illustrated· 8 hours agoIn the last hour of sweltering daylight and the promise of cooler evening air, in a place of...
Willie Mays' case as baseball's GOAT: 24-time MLB All-Star was the perfect five-tool superstar
CBS Sports· 19 hours agoKnowing what we know now, Josh Gibson should sure be on that list. Obviously, Mays belongs toward...
Rickwood Field's legendary history: How Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues made the iconic stadium...
CBS Sports· 7 hours ago...list includes true pantheon dwellers of the sport: Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Babe...
Steven Kwan flirting with .400 season, chasing history and Ted Williams
Gannett via AOL· 16 hours agoCarew finished the 1977 season with a .388 average in 616 at-bats. Brett hit .390 in 1980, just...
Johnson: Willie Mays ‘best of them all,’ says Bob Costas
Birmingham News· 13 hours agoLet the phrase go. Or maybe the most fanatic of Giants fans know — maybe those who witnessed his...
Willie Mays in Philadelphia: The notable moments here, from his MLB debut to one last curtain call
Philly.com· 8 hours agoWillie Mays recalled in his autobiography that the phone conversation between him and the Giants’...
Willie Mays: An incomparable career by the numbers
Fox Sports· 18 hours agoThe story of baseball cannot be told without the incredible career of Willie Mays, who compiled numbers never seen before and some that will never be...
Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93
Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoIn 2015, Mays received the greatest honor the government can bestow on a civilian: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. When he was given the award by...