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My childhood hero. Thank you, Mr. Mays. 

Today In History Willie Mays, “The Say Hey Kid” baseball legend, was born in Westfield, AL, on this date May 6, 1931. Mays is sixth on the all-time homerun list with 660 homeruns, and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Willie was also the National League MVP in 1954 and 1965. He is considered by many to have been the best all-around player in the history of baseball. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #staywoke #williemays #sanfranciscogiants #baseball #newyorkmets #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history https://www.instagram.com/p/CdNlpfmObvR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy 88th Birthday to LIFElegend "The Say Hey Kid" - Willie Mays - born today on May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He made is MLB debut for the New York Giants in 1951 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. He is pictured here in 1954 at spring training in Arizona. (Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #LIFElegend #WillieMays https://www.instagram.com/p/BxH0ZeLDnBe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zhngb7q0j6qc

Happy birthday, Willie Mays! #WillieMays #MLB #Legend https://www.instagram.com/citizenscreen/p/BxI9UkagMEr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ek4dj4assvje

Willie Mays signing an autograph for a kid, March 1955.

It's Opening Day so here's a painting of the greatest player of all time and one of the greatest plays of all time. #TheCatch #WillieMays