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Willie Mays, baseball’s towering legend and all-time Giants great, dies aged 93

Willie Mays, one of baseball’s all-time greatest players who retired with 660 career home runs, has died at 93

The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2024

Clemson Outfielder's Game-Saving Catch Drew Willie Mays Comparisons From Fans

Cam Cannarella saved Clemson with a defensive play so impressive that baseball fans compared it to

Sports Illustrated · Jun 9, 2024

Clemson’s Cam Cannarella had the baseball world in awe with his season-saving Willie Mays-esque catch in CF

You won't find a better catch.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 9, 2024

MLB Commissioner Updates On Ohtani Investigation And Revenue Challenges

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred addresses gambling probe, revenue concerns, and upcoming Willie Mays tribute.

Top News · Mar 29, 2024

The Best and Worst World Series Matchups in MLB History

This year’s Diamondbacks-Rangers matchup doesn’t look too exciting on paper, but you can’t predict how memorable a series will be based on regular-season success.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 27, 2023

Love and Sports: For Jim Caple and Wife Vicki, They Went Hand in Hand

As dementia and ALS soon took over Caple’s life, he held on to what was most familiar to him: Willie Mays, Novak Djokovic, Sue Bird and his wife Vicki.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2023

Patrick Reusse: MLB still has Spanish-speaking influence, thanks to voices like Alfonso Fernandez

MINNEAPOLIS — Baseball's All-Star Game was played in Minnesota for the first time in 1965. There were 53 players designated as All-Stars, including those replaced due to injury. Eight of these players came from Latin America and 14 were American-born Black players.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023

Inspirational Negro Leagues documentary recalls greats who endured hardship but played with passion

Interviews, photos and newsreel clips inform ‘The League,’ which stands with the best chronicles of baseball integration.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2023

Giants to play at Willie Mays’ former Negro Leagues home in 2024

It’s been 75 years since Willie Mays first played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023

Alabama’s Rickwood Field, the country’s oldest ballpark, will host MLB game honoring Negro Leagues

The game will also honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 20, 2023