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9 de jul. de 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO -- Willie Mays received final military honors for his time served in the U.S. Army during a special presentation of an American flag to son Michael and taps was sounded at a public ...
13 de abr. de 2020 · “Willie Mays,” Durocher said to the crowd at the Giants’ parade, “is the greatest player I ever laid eyes on.” When Wertz hit the shot to center field, Mays knew that he would catch it ...
Willie Howard Mays Jr., soprannominato The Say Hey Kid (Westfield, 6 maggio 1931 – Palo Alto, 18 giugno 2024), è stato un giocatore di baseball statunitense di ruolo esterno che ha giocato la maggior parte della carriera con i New York e San Francisco Giants nella Major League Baseball (MLB). È stato inserito nella National Baseball Hall of Fame nel 1979, al suo primo anno di eleggibilità.
6 de mai. de 2022 · Al conocer y entender todo el éxito que tuvo Willie Mays en su notable carrera beisbolística, no puedo más que desestimar la frase “se está haciendo el willi” al referirnos a su desempeño. Ganó el premio de “Novato del Año” en 1951 en su primera temporada.
4 de jan. de 2012 · Clinton, a frequent golf partner of the Say Hey Kid, said, “When you see [Willie Mays] do something you admire, the image of that makes a mockery of all forms of bigotry.”79 Bush, who named Mays the commissioner of the White House T-ball league, said, “When I was growing up, I wanted to be the Willie Mays of my generation.”80 When President Obama was elected as the first African ...
18 de jun. de 2024 · "I don't make history. I catch fly balls." Actually, Willie Mays did both. When Willie Mays joined the New York Giants in 1951, black players were still a rarity in the major leagues. Before Willie Mays, the typical baseball scout's report on a talented black player would mention the player's color first, his ability second. When scouts described young Willie Mays, they mentioned his ...
18 de jun. de 2024 · Mays, who died on Tuesday at 93, had been perfect for so long that the shock of seeing baseball get the best of him was the shock of seeing a god become mortal.
