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1931–2024 United States
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024) was a Major League Baseball player for 22 seasons, starting his career with the Giants in New York, remaining with the team during their relocation to San Francisco, and then ending his career with the New York Mets.
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He could hit a ball farther than anybody that I've seen.
Honestly, I don't rate 'em—I just try to catch 'em.
Any time I'm not playing, I watch the game at home on television. That way I can relax and if I decide to make a catch off my playroom wall, nobody is the wiser.
I'm just a ballplayer, not a sports writer. I don't compare 'em; I just catch 'em.
Richie Allen was—and still is—a Hall of Famer as far as I'm concerned.
I wasn't the best hitter, Ted Williams was. I wasn't the best fielder, Roberto Clemente was. I wasn't the best base stealer, Maury Wills was. But I was among the best in everything.
You're not from New York, are you? You can't be from New York. Well, when I broke in, I didn't know many people by name so I would just say, "Say, hey," and the writers picked that up. The writers here in New York can make anything happen, so they made that happen.
I think I was the best ballplayer I’ve ever seen. I feel nobody in the world could do what I could do on a baseball field. I hope I’m not saying anything wrong, but you have to think you’re the best. The next one would be Roberto Clemente.