Willie Mays turns 80 years old: Baseball hails the Hall of Famer
The Giants will mark the occasion with a pregame ceremony that will include tributes from some of his former teammates with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League...
From: USA Today
SAN FRANCISCO – A trip to New York in January gave San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey a chance to spend time with Willie Mays, who joined a team delegation in taking the World Series trophy to the club’s birthplace.
For Posey, the experience was akin to traveling back in time, through the game’s history with Mays as a tour guide who learned not from books but from experience.
“It’s almost like, if you were lucky enough to sit and talk to Babe Ruth when he was alive, or Mickey Mantle or (Joe) DiMaggio,” Posey said, remarking on Mays’ sharp wit and enduring passion for the game. “He’s a living legend.”
The legend turns 80 today, and the Giants will mark the occasion with a pregame ceremony that will include tributes from some of his former teammates with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League.
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