Mays legacy may be greatest

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It may be subjective, but you might be able to count 5-6 players that can steak a claim to legitimately being the greatest baseball player of all times. One person who will be on nearly every persons list is Willie Mays. The baseball world lost one of the greatest players ever to put on a baseball uniform last month. In 2015 Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati held its first All-Star game after being in existence for 12 previous seasons. The four greatest living baseball players were honored at that game. Those players were Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench and Willie Mays. It gave Cincinnatians a chance to honor a legend who time and time again did damage to the Reds. As a matter of fact, Mays would be a constant pain for Cincinnati. He would hit 76 home runs knocking in 225 runs while batting .276 against the Reds. After playing a year in the Negro League with the Birmingham Black Barons, in 1948 destiny would call Mays to the major leagues. Mays would go on to spend nearly every year from 1951 to 1991 with the San Francisco/NY Giants. He would ultimately finish his career in New York...

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