Willie Mays

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama) is a former star of Major League Baseball. Mays, nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, played center field throughout nearly all his career and is regarded as one of the finest players ever to have played the game and is often mentioned as the greatest player currently alive. The epitome of the five-tool player, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, in 1979.

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May 6 - 1931 - Westfield, Alabama - Major League Baseball - Center field - Five-tool player - Baseball Hall of Fame - 1979

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