Willie Mays
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Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 major league seasons. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time
Mays with the New York Giants in 1955
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Mays' baseball glove he used during "The Catch" on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008
Mays in 1955
New York Mets
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The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League East Divisi
Willie Mays
…for the Birmingham Black Barons, and spent the rest of his career in the National League (NL), playing for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Born in Westfield, Alabama, Mays was an all-around athlete. He joined the Black Barons of the Negro American League in 1948, playing with them until…
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Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza in 1999