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• MLB's Rickwood game celebrates ballpark, city that meant world to Mays
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Two days after Willie Mays passed away, the Giants and St. Louis Cardinals will celebrate his life and career with a special game where it all started at Rickwood...
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• Giants fans memorialize Willie Mays, remark on his impact
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Bay Area is continuing to react to the death of a man synonymous with San Francisco, and sports.
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• Willie Mays Brought Us Together by Being Himself
  From the Web › The Ringer
  Getty Images/Ringer illustration The baseball legend won over a divided city and country with his talent, not his talk In November 1957, two months after the New York...
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• How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Marcos Bretón saw his first game at Candlestick in San Francisco in 1971. He saw why Willie Mays was great.
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• 'People weren't ready for me': Forgotten baseball star threw the game a curve ball
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  On any given game day, Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, is bustling. About a block from the ballpark, you'll find Toni Stone Crossing, a street with...
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• Cardinals and Giants to play at the site of some of baseball's darkest and proudest moments
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  And, unfortunately, St. Louis shortstop Masyn Winn likely will be the only Black player to appear in the game.
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• MLB Rickwood Field uniforms, explained: Inside Giants, Cardinals throwback jerseys honoring Black history
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Giants and Cardinals will represent Negro League teams from their respective cities when they play at Rickwood Field on Thursday.
  Share • June 20, 2024 at 2:40 AM
• Where to Watch the Cardinals vs. Giants Series: TV Channel, Live Stream, Game Times and more
  From the Web › For The Win
  The St. Louis Cardinals (36-37) will host the San Francisco Giants (36-39) on Thursday at 7:15 PM ET, with both teams on losing streaks (...)
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• Nolan Arenado Player Props: June 20, Cardinals vs. Giants
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  Following a multi-hit showing in his last game (2-for-3), Nolan Arenado will try for continued success Thursday. The St. Louis (...)
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• Jorge Soler Player Props: June 20, Giants vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › For The Win
  After he picked up four RBIs in his most recent appearance (a home run), Jorge Soler and the San Francisco Giants will see Andre Pallante (...)
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• Paul Goldschmidt Player Props: June 20, Cardinals vs. Giants
  From the Web › For The Win
  Paul Goldschmidt will look to improve on a one-hit showing in his previous game (1-for-4). His St. Louis Cardinals square off versus (...)
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• Heliot Ramos Player Props: June 20, Giants vs. Cardinals
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  Heliot Ramos has his sights set on a more productive showing after going hitless in his most recent game (0-for-4). He and the San (...)
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• Matt Chapman Player Props: June 20, Giants vs. Cardinals
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  Matt Chapman will look to get back on track following a hitless performance in his previous game (0-for-3). His San Francisco Giants (...)
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• Thairo Estrada Player Props: June 20, Giants vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › For The Win
  Thairo Estrada's San Francisco Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals on June 20 at 7:15 PM ET, and will see starting pitcher Andre Pallante on (...)
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• Masyn Winn Player Props: June 20, Cardinals vs. Giants
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  Masyn Winn will look to build on a one-hit showing in his most recent game (1-for-5). His St. Louis Cardinals take on Keaton Winn and the (...)
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• Brendan Donovan Player Props: June 20, Cardinals vs. Giants
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  After he had two hits in his last appearance (going 2-for-4 with an RBI), Brendan Donovan and the St. Louis Cardinals will see Keaton Winn (...)
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• Alec Burleson Player Props: June 20, Cardinals vs. Giants
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  Alec Burleson has his sights set on a better showing after going hitless in his previous game (0-for-5). He and the St. Louis Cardinals (...)
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• Patrick Bailey Player Props: June 20, Giants vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › For The Win
  Patrick Bailey, coming off a one-hit performance in his previous game (1-for-5), will take the field for the San Francisco Giants versus (...)
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• How to watch the Giants' Rickwood Field game, on TV or Oracle Park's screen
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Oracle Park will open its gates for fans at noon. Admission is free.
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• Bob Costas explains there was more to Willie Mays than his on-field greatness
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Bob Costas talked to TODAY about the impact on and off the field Willie Mays had following the Giants baseball legend's death at age 93.
  Share • June 19, 2024 at 6:40 PM
• Willie Mays, Groundbreaking Baseball Legend, Dies At 93
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The baseball world is mourning a great one. Willie Mays, former center fielder for the New York and San Francisco Giants, has died at 93. He died on Tuesday June 18...
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• Giants vs. Cubs Highlights | MLB on FOX
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Check out the best moments between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, June 19.
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• Remembering Willie Mays: Where to find all the coverage about the SF Giants legend's life and career
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Remembering Willie Mays: all the Bay Area News Group stories about the late SF Giants star and the Rickwood Field game.
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• Cubs' Hendricks finds old form in return to rotation
  From the Web › ESPN
  In his first start since May 17, Kyle Hendricks walked off the mound to a standing ovation after allowed one run and struck out eight 5 2/3 innings Wednesday in the...
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• How Giants will honor Willie Mays with this uniform addition
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Giants revealed a new addition to the uniforms to honor the legacy of baseball legend Willie Mays.
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• 'Greatest player I ever saw': Former Cleveland slugger reflects on Willie Mays' career
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Willie Mays, or simply the "Say Hey Kid," was a force on the diamond for the New York Giants and later the San Francisco Giants, spanning more than three...
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• At Willie Mays Plaza, SF Giants and baseball fans celebrate life of a legend
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants fans of all ages and backgrounds paid respect to Willie Mays at the Giants legend's statue.
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• Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson hit back-to-back homers as Cubs hold off Giants 6-5
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  CHICAGO — Ian Happ hit a 442-foot homer, Dansby Swanson made it back-to-back longballs and the Chicago Cubs hung on to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Wednesday...
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• Photos: SF Giants fans honor Willie Mays at his Oracle Park statue
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Dozens of fans went to the ballpark on the night the franchise legend passed away.
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• SF Giants fall to Cubs 6-5, despite Soler's late-inning grand slam
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Giants baffled by Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks, who took an 8.20 ERA into the game before silencing San Francisco's bats in Chicago's win.
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• Paul Sullivan: Baseball icon Willie Mays saluted at Wrigley Field on a memorable night
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  CHICAGO — A gorgeous sunset served as a backdrop to the Wrigley Field video board Tuesday night during the announcement of the death of baseball icon Willie Mays. It was...
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• Yankees' Aaron Judge reflects on a personal experience with Willie Mays; Derek Jeter also pays tribute
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The death of all-time baseball great Willie Mays hit close to home for New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge, whose memories of the longtime San Francisco Giants star...
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• What we learned as Soler's late grand slam wasted in Giants' loss
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jorge Soler hit a massive grand slam in the eighth inning Wednesday, but the Giants couldn't complete the comeback as they lost to the Cubs.
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• Willie Mays, supreme baseball talent among the best to ever play, dies at 93
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  New York and San Francisco Giants icon Willie Mays, considered by many the greatest all-around baseball player of the 20th century, died Tuesday at 93.
  Share • June 19, 2024 at 12:40 PM
• SF Giants wear Willie Mays patch, what other ways can they honor 'Say Hey'?
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  The Giants and MLB have plenty in the works to celebrate Mays this week at Rickwood Field.
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• Ian Happ Player Props: June 19, Cubs vs. Giants
  From the Web › For The Win
  Following a multi-hit showing in his last game (2-for-4 with an RBI), Ian Happ will be trying to build on that performance Wednesday. The (...)
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• Christopher Morel Player Props: June 19, Cubs vs. Giants
  From the Web › For The Win
  Christopher Morel is back in action after reaching base in his only plate appearance in his last game, going 1-for-1 with an RBI. His (...)
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• Seiya Suzuki Player Props: June 19, Cubs vs. Giants
  From the Web › For The Win
  Seiya Suzuki is looking to build on a one-hit showing in his previous game (1-for-4). His Chicago Cubs face Erik Miller and the San (...)
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• Cody Bellinger Player Props: June 19, Cubs vs. Giants
  From the Web › For The Win
  Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs will take on Erik Miller and the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday at 2:20 PM ET on NBCS-BA. Bellinger (...)
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• Nico Hoerner Player Props: June 19, Cubs vs. Giants
  From the Web › For The Win
  Nico Hoerner will look to bounce back after a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-5). His Chicago Cubs face Erik Miller and the San (...)
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• MLB to honor Willie Mays with moment of silence before Wednesday's games, while Giants add jersey patch
  From the Web › CBS Sports
  Mays died Tuesday at the age of 93
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• Willie Mays Was the Greatest Baseball Player Who Ever Lived
  From the Web › The Ringer
  Getty Images/Ringer illustration The legendary center fielder, who died Tuesday at age 93, was more than just one of baseball's all-time greats. He was the best of them...
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• SF Giants legend Willie Mays should be MLB's logo, says ESPN writer
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Like Jerry West for basketball, should Willie Mays be the face of baseball?
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• Photos: Willie Mays throughout the years
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Willie Mays, who played 21 of his 23 major-league seasons with the Giants, making the iconic over-the-shoulder bucket catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, kept...
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• How Rickwood Field celebration transcends baseball nostalgia
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  This week's game between the Giants and Cardinals at Rickwood Field serves as an important reminder about the game of baseball and our country as a whole.
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• Who did Willie Mays play for? From start with Birmingham Black Barons to Hall of Fame run with Giants
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Mays played for three teams during his professional career, which spanned 25 years.
  Share • June 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
• Rickwood Field's legendary history: How Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues made the iconic stadium home
  From the Web › CBS Sports
  The Giants and Cardinals will play at the oldest professional ballpark on Thursday
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• MLB at Rickwood Field: How to watch Giants vs. Cardinals, schedule, date
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Everything you need to know about the 2024 MLB at Rickwood Field baseball game featuring the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.
  Share • June 19, 2024 at 7:40 AM
• Why the one and only time I talked with Willie Mays was so special
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Meeting Willie Mays was a daunting experience for reporters who grew up idolizing him.
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• MLB trends: Adley Rutschman's new game, Hunter Brown's miracle sinker and the Giants bullpen's weird look
  From the Web › CBS Sports
  Three contending teams are all hoping these trends will bring greater success as the season nears its midpoint
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• Cubs place Palatine native Mike Tauchman on IL, recall Miles Mastrobuoni
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Mike Tauchman on the 10-day injured list with a left groin strain before Tuesday's game with the San Francisco Giants...
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• How Mays left lasting, impactful mark on three Giants managers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The late, great Willie Mays left an impactful mark on three different Giants managers spanning nearly four decades
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• Patrick Bailey Player Props: June 19, Giants vs. Cubs
  From the Web › For The Win
  Patrick Bailey's San Francisco Giants play the Chicago Cubs on June 19 at 2:20 PM ET, and will see starter Kyle Hendricks on the mound. (...)
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• Matt Chapman Player Props: June 19, Giants vs. Cubs
  From the Web › For The Win
  Matt Chapman will look to improve on a one-hit showing in his last game (1-for-4). His San Francisco Giants square off versus Kyle (...)
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• Heliot Ramos Player Props: June 19, Giants vs. Cubs
  From the Web › For The Win
  Heliot Ramos is looking to get back on track following a hitless showing in his last game (0-for-4). His San Francisco Giants face Kyle (...)
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• Jorge Soler Player Props: June 19, Giants vs. Cubs
  From the Web › For The Win
  Jorge Soler has his sights set on a better performance after a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-3). He and the San (...)
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• Why Willie Mays represents more than his accomplishments
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  No one combined his magnificent power, dazzling speed, supernatural arm, preternatural intuition and flair for melodrama. To say nothing of the sheer weight of his...
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• Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball's 'Say hey' kid
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco and members of the International Longshoreman's Union greeted him with cheers, newspaperman Frank...
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• Cubs score 3 runs in 8th, top Giants 5-2
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Cody Bellinger, Ian Happ and Christopher Morel each had RBI singles in Chicago's three-run eighth inning and the Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Tuesday night...
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• Baker thankful he visited Mays day before Giants icon's death
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Dusty Baker reflected on visiting Willie Mays the day before his death at the age of 93.
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• Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the game's most electrifying and complete players, has died at 93
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Willie Mays, the dynamic baseball Hall of Famer who shined in all facets of the game and made a dramatic catch in the 1954 World Series, passed away Tuesday at the age...
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants live stream, TV channel, start time, odds | June 19
  From the Web › For The Win
  The San Francisco Giants and Heliot Ramos take the field at Wrigley Field against Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. The (...)
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• San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Baseball icon Willie Mays died on June 18, the San Francisco Giants announced. He was 93.
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• SF Giants, from one generation to the next, remember Willie Mays: 'One of the true icons of the game'
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Logan Webb, Mike Yastrzemski, Bob Melvin and Bryan Price shared their memories of Willie Mays in the wake of his death.
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• Devastated by Mays' death, Giants to honor icon at Rickwood Field
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Two days before the Giants are set to play at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., Willie Mays died at the age of 93. Now, Logan Webb and his teammates plan to celebrate...
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• Why Willie Mays is Barry Bonds' godfather, explained: Giants legends shared lifelong relationship beyond diamond
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Willie Mays and Barry Bonds were linked long before the latter became an all-time great on the diamond.
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• Willie Mays, Giants and baseball legend, dies at 93
  From the Web › ESPN
  Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid" who left an indelible mark on baseball, with his name a constant throughout the sport's hallowed record book, died Tuesday. He was...
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• What we learned as Giants fall on heartbreaking night for franchise
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The final score of the Giants-Cubs game on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field didn't matter as the baseball world mourned the passing of Willie Mays.
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• Steve Stone recounts incredible Willie Mays story from joint playing days
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  On Tuesday, the baseball world mourned after news surfaced of legend Willie Mays' death. He was 93. During the White Sox broadcast of their game against the Astros on...
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• Giants fans create impromptu memorial at Oracle Park's Mays statue
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Giants fans did their part in honoring Willie Mays after the Baseball Hall of Famer died at age 93 on Tuesday.
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• Sports world reacts to Willie Mays' death, reflects on baseball legend's legacy
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The sports world grieved the death of baseball legend Willie Mays on Tuesday, led by a heartfelt tribute from his godson and fellow Giants legend Barry Bonds.
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• Sports world reacts to Mays' death, from Barry Bonds to emotional KNBR radio call
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Barry Bonds said of Willie Mays' passing, "I am beyond devastated and overcome with emotion. I have no words to describe what you mean to me — you helped shape me to be...
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• Kurtenbach: There's good, great, and then there was Willie Mays
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Willie Mays is undoubtedly the greatest Giants player ever. More than that, he established the Bay Area as a sports haven.
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• The murky origin of Willie Mays' 'Say Hey Kid' nickname
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  There are several versions of the nickname's genesis, but only one was recognized in his own authorized biography.
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• Willie Mays stats: Revisiting baseball Hall of Famer's MLB career with Giants, Mets
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Willie Mays died at the age of 93 on Tuesday, but his legacy will live on forever. We look back at the Hall-of-Famer's eye-popping stats through his legendary...
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• Dodgers honor Giants legend Willie Mays, who died at 93
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Giants legend Willie Mays died Tuesday at the age of 93, and the Dodgers were among the teams to honor a Major League Baseball legend.
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• Hear the Giants, Mets and ESPN broadcasters break the news of Willie Mays' death on their respective games
  From the Web › For The Win
  The Giants, Mets and ESPN all broke into their respective game broadcasts to break the news of Willie Mays' death.
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• Tributes pour in for Willie Mays after SF Giants legend passes away
  From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
  Mays' godson Barry Bonds wrote, "You helped shape me to be who I am today."
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• Purdy: Was Willie Mays the best baseball player ever? He was simply the best
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays, who died on Tuesday at 93, was a true baseball genius
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• Willie Mays draws tribute at Oakland Coliseum — site of his final hit
  From the Web › The Mercury News
  Oakland Coliseum paid homage Tuesday night to the late Willie Mays, who got the final hit of his historic career there to spark the New York Mets' Game 2 comeback in the...
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