BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Willie Mays was just 16 years old when he went to play for the Birmingham Black Barons, beginning what would be a star-making turn as one of baseball’s most iconic ...

Willie Mays, one of the greatest baseball players ... Mays was one of the most gifted all-around players ever and his signature play -- and one of the most iconic plays in baseball history ...

41-yard touchdown! Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams and Amon-Ra St. Brown team up on hook-and-ladder play. Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz's fingertip touchdown clinches a ...

“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024 ... In 1973, Mays signed with the New York Mets, where he would play his final two seasons. Mays started his Major League career by winning the 1951 ...

Can't-Miss Play: Bizarre TD alert! Nix's pass is tipped all over the place before Vele's toe-tap act After three deflections on the same play, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix's pass ends up in ...

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine believes one of his former teammates should be in the Hall of Fame and compared him to ...

The Golden Bears and five other HBCU baseball teams will take the diamond in a three-day event at Birmingham’s historic ...

Alabama to Ann and Willie Howard Mays Sr., Mays played baseball with his father on an industrial-league team in Birmingham, according to MLB. By 15, he was already playing in the Negro Leagues for ...

After Ted Williams passed away, someone asked me if Willie Mays was the ... Jr. used to remind me of a young Mays. He would always be smiling and having fun playing the game.

Willie Mays started and ended his career in the same ... That was easily the most memorable play of an unexpected World Series sweep by the Giants over the Indians. At 5-10 and 170 pounds, Mays ...

Legendary hitter Barry Bonds expressed his admiration for one of the greats of the game, Willie Mays, at the 100th annual Baseball Writer's dinner, which took place in New York City on Saturday.

But White also said he would "never think of comparing myself to Willie Mays. What I did, that's just part of my game. I made that play, but I just thought of it as another play. It saved the game.