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The Latest Breaking News from Willie Mays

MLB fans got a rare treat as the Rickwood Field game briefly went retro with a black-and-white broadcast

This might be the coolest sports broadcast of the year so far.

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5 awesome ways the MLB game at Rickwood Field honored the late Willie Mays

Thursday's MLB game at Rickwood Field found great ways to honor the memory of Willie Mays.

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Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field

Fans came out to celebrate Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers in several events and festivities around the historic Rickwood Field

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Here’s why Rickwood Field is so important to Willie Mays’ legacy and baseball’s backstory

Rickwood Field is a truly special place in baseball.

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Exploring Potential Candidates For Greatest Living Hall Of Famer

Explore the legacy of Willie Mays and potential successors for baseball's greatest living Hall of Famer.

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MLB fans noticed Nick Castellanos got a game-winning hit after Willie Mays death announcement

Can't make this up. It just keeps happening.

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Rickwood Field, a time capsule of opportunity and oppression, welcomes MLB for Negro Leagues tribute

Rickwood Field will host an MLB game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on Thursday

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Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball’s ‘Say hey kid’

In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco and members of the International Longshoreman’s Union greeted him with cheers, newspaperman Frank Coniff quipped: “This is the damndest city. They cheer Khruschev and boo Willie Mays.”

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Shohei Ohtani hit the longest home run of the 2024 MLB season so far with this 476-foot moonshot

Shohei Ohtani is very good at baseball.

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Barry Bonds offered a very moving tribute to the late Willie Mays, his godfather and mentor

Barry Bonds offered a wonderful tribute to the late Willie Mays, his godfather and mentor.

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Reaction to the death of Willie Mays, 'a true Giant on and off the field'

Reaction from the sports world and beyond to the death of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays

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Hear the Giants, Mets and ESPN broadcasters break the news of Willie Mays’ death on their respective games

The Giants, Mets and ESPN all broke into their respective game broadcasts to break the news of Willie Mays' death.

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Baseball Legend Willie Mays Dead At 93: Family

Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the greatest players in the sport's history beloved for dazzling skill and athletic grace, died Tuesday aged 93, his family announced.

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Willie Mays death: Baseball great and Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid’ dies aged 93

The center fielder was the oldest living Hall of Fame member at 93 and ranks sixth on the all-time home run list

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Willie Mays dies: Tributes pour in for the baseball legend

Baseball legend Willie Mays died on Tuesday at the age of 93.

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Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93

Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93

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