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The Giants dedicate 'Willie Mays Highway' to honor the baseball legend
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The Giants dedicate 'Willie Mays Highway' to honor the baseball legend

San Francisco Giants On SI·Ryan Boman·25 days ago
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On Wednesday, May 6, it was announced that a portion of Interstate Highway 80 in San Francisco has officially been renamed to honor the legacy of the legendary Giant, Willie Mays. To add the cherry on top of such a positive move, the news was released on what would have been The Say Hey Kid's 95th birthday. Mays passed away just two years ago, on June 18, 2024, leaving behind an untouchable baseball legacy. To list all of his accolades would be thicker than a 1960s New York phone book, as he went from being the 1951 NL Rookie of the Year to his retirement in 1973. In that long career, he was a 24-time All-Star and finished his career with a .301 career batting average, over 3200 hits, 660 home runs, and 1909 RBI. When Mays was eligible for the Hall of Fame, he seemed like slam dunk to be a unanimous selection. Instead, he was elected with around 94% of the vote, leading sportswriter Dick Young to famously quip, "If Jesus Christ were to show up with his old baseball glove, some guys wouldn't vote for him".…

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