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Willie Mays's Message to Hall of Fame Voters: Get Barry Bonds in

The San Francisco Giants retired Barry Bonds's No. 25 on Saturday night. During the ceremony, Giants legend Willie Mays urged the Hall of Fame voters to get Bonds in.

During Mays's speech at AT&T Park, he called Bonds "his little son" and said the slugger should be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

"Give somebody honor that deserves to be in the Hall of Fame," Mays said. "When you get there you'll say 'Man, how did I get here?' And I want him to have that honor."

"On behalf of all of the people in San Francisco and the country, vote this guy in," Mays added.